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SAM/DUNS/CAGE registered.
Fully Insured.
SERVICES
Salvage and Recovery
Salvage and Recovery
Whatever equipment may be lost, our professional and experienced divers at
SDS can recover your machines and equipment from under the water and/or ice. A variety of techniques are used during these recoveries, and every one varies from another. Avoid costly fines for leaving your machine in the water and contact us for further information. We can also recovery smaller personal items.
Air boat recovery
Quad recovery
Golf Cart Recovery With Tractor
Towing the golf cart away
Air boat recovery
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Lifting snowmobile from river bottom.
Salvage of a zero-turn mower from a pond
Commercial Inspections
Commercial Inspections
We offer high definition Inspection photos and videos, as well as written reports on anything from seawalls, to docking, to commercial vessels such as Freighters, Tugs, Barges, etc. To allow immediate feedback and diagnoses, photos and videos can be supplied to the customer live on site. An underwater ROV can also be utilized which allows the drone pilot and customer to view live streaming footage of the inspection on separate devices simultaneously.
Tugboat Inspection
Tugboat Inspection on the rudder. Great Lakes, MI.
Damage on Stern Thruster
Discovered damage on the stern thruster during inspection
Bent Rudder Plate
A bent rudder plate was found while completing this inspection
Tugboat Inspection
Tugboat Inspection on the rudder. Great Lakes, MI.
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Damage inspection on a stern thruster of a Great Lakes Freighter
Mooring Maintenance
Mooring Maintenance
Over time moorings can become damaged or compromised for a variety of reasons, so mooring maintenance is a necessity to ensure its safe and reliable functioning. Corrosion occurs to due submersion in the water, while wind and waves also cause stress and friction on your mooring. SDS installs, inspects and repairs mooring using only high quality hardware. During inspection, the anchoring mechanism, chain, shackles, swivels, and buoys will be inspected to check for signs of wear and corrosion. SDS provides you with a recommendation for service and is happy to present you with the worn parts after their replacement. Along with inspection and repair, installation and seasonal removal is also offered. Don’t let a storm set your boat or swim raft adrift.
Water Trampoline Mooring
We install moorings for boats or water trampolines
Mooring Hardware Assembly
Hardware commonly found to secure a mooring to the lake bottom
Updating Mooring Hardware
Corroded hardware on an existing mooring that needs replacement
Water Trampoline Mooring
We install moorings for boats or water trampolines
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Propeller Work
Propeller Work
Damaged propellers cause undue stress on driveline components and decrease efficiency in boats and ships of all sizes. SDS can inspect, adjust and/or replace your boats prop, eliminating the time consuming and oftentimes costly process of having your boat removed from the water. If needed, your prop can be reconditioned or replaced depending on your need and preference. SDS can also clear your fouled prop to keep you moving. In addition to physical inspection, we also provide immediate on-site photographic documentation of damage to your gear.
Prop Adjustment
Adjusting the prop on a boat
Fouled Prop
This is an example of what a fouled prop could look like
Prop Adjustment
Adjusting the prop on a boat
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Variable pitch prop adjustment
Fouled Gear and Hull Cleaning
Fouled Gear and Hull Cleaning
No matter the type of vessel, it will always benefit from a clean hull and driveline components. SDS uses a variety of techniques to clean your vessels hull depending on the severity of the fouling. Keep your hulls, rudders, trim tabs, transducers, and speed wheels clean to maintain top performance, efficiency, comfort, and appearance. We can also remove debris such as vegetation, lines, cables, etc, from your fouled prop and running gear.
Fouled tugboat prop
Fouled tugboat prop
Cleaned Prop
This is a prop after prop cleaning
Fouled tugboat prop
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Great Lakes Tugboat propeller entanglement
Pool Maintenance & Repair
Pool Maintenance & Repair
Avoid water damage and erosion caused by a leaky pool liner. Most repairs are quick and simple.
Cleaning and reinstalling a main drain
Construction - Repair - Demolition - Burning
Construction - Repair - Demoliton
SDS offers service for underwater structures, vessels, breakwalls, etc.
Breakwall repair
Underwater burning
Burning steel sheeting
Concrete Removal
Removing concrete from swimming area
Underwater burning
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Wooden piling removal/salvage for the United States Coast Guard
Breakwall repair
Cutting small piling underwater with hydraulic chainsaw
Cutting large piling into smaller pieces
Cutting dock brackets from a seawall
Breaking concrete for removal from a swimming area
Anodes
Anodes
Don’t let your boats crucial components corrode. Keep electrolysis under control. SDS will inspect and replace your sacrificial anodes while your boat is in the water to help you avoid the expensive fees of having your boat hoisted from the water for anode maintenance. This maintenance is important if your boat spends extended amounts of time in the water.
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