Diving for props
 

Didn't wanna hijack Jayboats pic thread. Invitation only lost a prop, uncertain of situation there as far as depths and type of prop, assuming 6 drives. Anyone ever hear of having a diver if reasonable go under for them. Considering they are average $5000 props. I know depths and whatnot is a factor but what's a diver cost to go under?

Problem would be finding it, even if you knew exactly where you where when you lost it it could still be a long way from there by the time it quit traveling underwater. Finding things underwater while not impossible can take a LONG time and that's where the cost would come in. Good luck

Not necessarily - there is a guy up here in Michigan that specializes in that sort of thing. He goes down for props, wedding rings, all sorts of things. But I think that stuff is usually around a dock or an anchorage, not necessarily open water.

I'm a private diver a diver for money I'll do what you want me to do . ( Tina Turner ) Depending on depth and conditions you should have no problem finding a diver . An unsuccessful underwater excursion is one price and a successful one ( prop found ) is another . :fish::fish::fish::fish::fish::fish::fish:

if you were at speed when prop came off and hit GPS to mark spot that instant, you have very little chance of finding prop. if you are standing on land and pointing..."it came off right about there!" you have no shot. if it fell off at the dock, it'll be easy.

This.

He was still moving when it came undone, add in that nice Brown water of TX, and I don't even know if it is worth your time or energy.

If its not too deep you can tow around one of those fish finding cameras, depends on how murky the water is though.

I lost two brand-new props off myTiger. When they were put on the washer never was installed. They stayed on by the thrust for about 5 minutes of going fast. I had a scuba diver search for them. One guy was on top of the water with a rope to guide the diver in a systematic search zone. They were lost in the middle of Lake Erie. By the second day or about seven hours both were found.

They were labbed BBlade props that were suppose to give me better performance. So I really wanted to find them.

one thing is for sure if you don't look for it you definitely won't find it!

I lost my rolex kneeboarding one time here in miami beach, never thought I would find it, but about 45 min in the water and there it was laying on the bottom. Was only in 15ft of water but not particularly clear water in meloy channel, oh and it was pouring the day after I lost it so we were looking under some dark skies.

Wow, good find!

I lost an ignition key at a boat ramp (kids were fighting who was going to start the boat and in their squabble the key went overboard). Water was cooler, I tried for a few minutes in a very small search area and got disgusted with what was down there.....gave up and went home to get the other key!.......those floats on the key chains really are priceless in a situation like that! :D

You also have to consider the prop could be damaged from bouncing off the other prop(s).......had a buddy lose a lower unit and the transom was all banged up from when things got ugly.,...boat was a triple engine Vee bottom......probably less of an issue on a cat.

The first part of this trailer says it best...... :cool: http://youtu.be/E21xH5vg0yo

Also consider there was a group of about 20 of us in the middle of a poker run. You stop, everyone stops.

Story of dive recovery from Lake Ozark Shootout:
A neighbor recently sold some dive equipment to the Lake's main dive/salvage guy and while he was picking it up I approached him and flat out said, "I bet you have some stories, could you spare a moment to tell me a few?". We sat down and he regaled me Party Cove finds, told me the horrors of the bodies recovered and then told a gem about the Shootout. This was back when it was hosted in front of Shooters 21. One boat (unsure make/model) was running some new high performance engines and had a violent spinout that sheared the back-end of the boat such that an entire engine sunk. This diver was on-site and said, "I'll get that for you for $5,000" to which the owner scoffed and said, "but Lake Ozark Fire and Rescue said they'll recover it for free"..."okay, have it your way". The diver realized that it would be a tough find but he waited the prescribed time period until it became abandoned property (and the Fire Dept. hadn't recovered it). He and his crew 'invented' a device they ran from their boat wherein a low-voltage wire was trolling along the lake floor bottom systematically searching and anytime it encountered something metal, the boat horn would sound (think Ozark engineering) and they'd stop, mark, and dive. After searching the area for hours, they finally stumbled across some exhaust pieces which led to engine pieces and finally the engine itself. They floated it to just below the surface and towed it over to the person who lost it's dock (still submerged). Upon contacting the person they met on the dock and he immediately demanded, "where's my engine?". The diver calmly said, "where's my money". The owner mumbled something about it being a ripoff at $5,000. The diver smiled and said, "It was $5,000 for me to get it the day you lost it when it was still your engine...you abandoned it...now it is my engine and I'm asking if you want to buy an engine for $10,000". The guy ended up paying the premium price to repurchase his engine and when he again demanded, "where's my engine" the diver explained that it was suspended in the water off of his dock as they didn't want to risk any further harm by improperly reviving an engine that was waterlogged and the diver left.

http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/searc...&search=Search
This is what I was referring to. Buddy located his with one

Here you go Cheech: http://youtu.be/8mWKIMGinvg?t=3m30s :D

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Dove and removed the props on my trawler Tuesday. Could only see 9" with the light on.

You must learn to see with your hands Grasshopper . A deep sea rig with no suit looks strange and hypothermic to me , your water must be warm as a heated pool .

^^^^ Free Grata ^^^^ :bunnydance:

Here in az the divers use sonar and swim 3 divers wide in the muk. There is little chance for success over a large area. And the other thing to consider, if the diver gets hurt at the bottom was the cost worth it? Good luck

Here Mr. Kevin this is for you . :lolhit: http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/qcNYHfELGb4/maxresdefault.jpg
Searching for a prop would be a cake walk compared to most working dives . We wholeheartedly accept and manage the risks of our profession .

It's 6 to 8 foot deep however the shrimp boats keep thinks stirred up. They would most likely be the best bet to find a prop

Headline says, "Diver finds Hering prop but slices finger off"

That was good!

"Story" says it all.