You're cruising miles from home when you hear a bang and a crunch that can mean only one thing: your propeller's been snagged again. Instead of cursing your hard luck with crab pots, you could be picking up your cell and calling Pier 88 Diving Co.
Pier 88 operates a nationwide network of divers who provide underwater repair and maintenance services. The company has corporate locations in Florida and Georgia, plus 40 network affiliates around the United States that serve the East and West Coasts, the Gulf Coast, the Great Lakes, and the major U.S. rivers.
Services offered include hull maintenance and bottom cleaning; prop removal, replacement, and repair; disentanglement; installation of zincs; damage inspections; "dockside item retrieval"; and more. "Our divers combine years of experience in the underwater repair industry, working together and sharing ideas to better serve our customers," the company says.
Pier 88 offers $99 yearly memberships for boats under 65 feet; membership covers many of the services mentioned above, plus discounts at some marinas. The company also operates a diver referral service at no charge.
If you need a diver to free your boat from that steel cable wrapped around your drive gear, or if you simply want to learn more, call 877.348.4644 or visit www.pier88diving.com.-S.R.B.