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No one seems to know the rules, so here they are:
It is unlawful to place, fish, or leave a crab trap or crab trap component in the coastal waters of the state from February 18-27.
There are no public salt waters, seasons or times closed to the taking and retaining of crabs.
Only 6 crab traps at a time may be fished for non-commercial purposes.
a person may only remove crab traps from the water or remove crabs from crab traps during the period from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset.
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Why we need Zinc
When ever two dissimular metals are submerged in an electrolyte (saltwater) they exchange a charge. They form a battery, where the more noble metal, the Cathode, eats away at the more active, or less nobel metal, the anode. So to prevent your aluminium and bronze from being dissolved, we install an even more active metal to to bare the charge of the other metals.....Zinc.
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Doing it yourself
Getting a rope in your prop is fairly common, but getting it out can be a pain. Always make sure you have someone watching you on deck if your holding your breath. Both of you should have a knife. Make sure there are no fish hooks in the mess, if a hook finds you first your in serious trouble. Find tension spots and determine the direction the rope may snap when cut. Move to a point where you are protected from the snap direction, Place one hand on the shaft for stability and make your cut. Most rope fouling wil unwindonce the binding spot has been cut. remove the line carefully, and check to be sure there is none pinched in the cutlass bearing. Check the blades for damage, and pat your self on the back for not having to pay one of us.
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Service List
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Our company uses only nylon brushes to remove soft growth from the hull. The process takes a little longer than the widely used grill pads, but our customers enjoy a much longer paint life as a result. We recommend 100 day cycles for most boats start 6 months after the boat has been painted. Hull cleaning services for non-racers come with a 3 page PDF typed Captain's report emailed to you after the dive has been completed. in the report you can read about the type of fouling removed from the hull, zinc percentages, blister count, paint life estimate, as well as hardware inspections performed durring the dive. Our hull cleanings and reports are exceptionally thorough to the point that many insurance companies will accept our hull reports in leau of a haul out survey.
Sail................nonrecurring/first clean4.50/ft..............Every 100days: 3.50/ft
Power............nonrecurring/first clean 5.50/ft.............Every 100 days 4.50/ft
Racers...........weekly: 2/ft ....................................25cents per week over 7days
Multihull......nonrecurring/first clean 5.50/ft.............Every 100 days 4.50/ft
*25cents extra per every 5ft over 45ft, and up a dollar more /ft for extra heavily fouled hulls |
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| in the water hull cleaning |
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Our running gear service includeds scraping of all shell growth from all metal parts included in your running gear: Prop, shaft, strut, intakes. Power boats: the rudders and trim tabs are also included. While cleaning the gear we will also give the prop a rotation test, check the cutlass bearing and look at the blades' edges and prop metal for electrolysis and fatigue/stress cracks (when they can seen) We do offer a prop polishing service as using a wet sanding fine grit pad, this process is time consuming and done on a per/hour basis. It generaly takes an hour per 24 inch wheel to polish to a smooth finish. |
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| Running gear cleaning |
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Anodes are one of the more important maintenance corncerns. Thier job is to protect the wet metals from corrosion. On Clear Lake most anodes should last around nine months. Anode installations are usually in conjuction with a hull cleaning or running gear service in which they are 12$ per anode installed plus the cost of the zinc itself. |
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| Anode ......12$/install + metal |
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We can pull fixed blade propellers up to 3 1/2 inch of shaft diameter. Feathering, folding, and outdrive propellers will need to be assesed prior to accepying work. Out drive prop pulls are priced as per hour jobs.
Pricing is based on the shaft size. The cost for a pull is 125$/inch of diameter, and a 50$ remounting of the repaired/new wheel. We have a wide array of pullers to fix different prop styles. We offer drop-off and pick-up service as well |
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| Prop Pulls 125$/inch of shaft diameter + 50$ to remount. |
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We have a unique track record for dropped items, in that we have so far always been able to locate and recovery lost items. From keys, rings, watches, money clips,wallets, deck hardware... Our rate for recovering an item is 75/half hour, which is enough time to grid off and comb through an entire slip. We ask that you mark the point of entry on the dock and call us as soon as possible if the item is light weight or in a high traffic area. Please avoid trying to net objects off the bottom, the likely hood of success is very small and it makes the recovery work for the diver much more difficult |
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| Recovery Diving ...75$/Half Hr |
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General diving is done on a per hour basis of 120$ /hour per diver that falls outside our normal service line up. This may include but is not limited to the following: large vessel inspection, slip clearing, mechanical assistance for shaft/rudder pulling, thru hull replacement, leak hunting, underwater lighting setups, and standby requirements for higher risk jobs, bulk head/pylon surveying and obstruction/debris removal. Some atypical jobs will need to be cleared and deemed safe before a service can be properly priced and scheduled. |
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| Diving per hour ..........120$/hr |
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Over the years Dive Works has raised serveral dozens of sunken boats from 20-75ft in length, We have worked with Seatow, Towboats U.S., Vessel Assist, and the Port Autority of Houston in light Salvage and recovery work. Most in slip salvages cost 125/ft. Salvages are performed with lift bags, tubes, or in extreme cases barrel floatation, Depending on the reason for the boats submersion and size a salvage can take anywhere from five hours to 1 or more full days. Salvages will usually be done in conjuction with a boat towing outfit, or yard. We do not handle responsibilty for a raised boat past the ship yard that receives it. Sunken Boats need to be reported to the marina, coast guard, and your insurance company as soon as possible. |
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| Salvage rates vary |
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We offer light mechanical assistance for our customers who may have a couple nuisance jobs they would like to tack on to their service. Before opening Dive Works I was the operations manager for Sackett Sailing Center with 24 charter boats to maintain. We would be happy to assist you with small repairs, engine maintenance, and minor electrical issues. Our mechanical rate is priced 15$ below the lake average for this type of work. |
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| mechanical services ... 85$/hr |
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We offer a boat check for people who will be away from there boat for extended periods or for those who simply wish for the boat to have a structured mainetnce list atttended to on a set schedule. Our basic package includes checking that the boats lines are properly secured for the season,propperly secured sails and deck hardware, running the engine for 15minutes, running the fresh water to clear the lines, checking the batteries, bilge, and seacocks. Then a digital photo of the boat and any changes made durring the visit. Checklists are may be taylored to indevidual needs as you see fit. 85$/monthly includes one vist. |
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| Boat check visits.......85$/each |
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