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 Thanks for stopping by to check out our website! I'm Lew "SeaJay" Bayne, one of the owners of Deep South Divers. We are a group of commercial scuba divers in Beaufort, South Carolina, near Hilton Head, located right on the Intracoastal Waterway, mile 537. Whether you’re looking for a long-term or immediate solution to keeping your boat’s bottom clean and free of barnacles, need a propeller inspected or changed, or are simply looking to diagnose a problem below the waterline, there’s nobody better suited for the job than us - we are "Your Underwater Specialists!" Contact us and let us check out the issue and give you a solution. We’re available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and are experienced, insured, and recommended by your neighbors. We specialize in marine growth removal and cleaning, search and recovery, zinc and prop replacement and repair, and marine salvage. Estimates are free, and we can bill your insurance company directly. We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
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It's official... Deep South Divers has a new location! Our new address is 21 Woodlake Drive, Beaufort, SC 29907. (Only the street address has changed - the city, State and zip code are the same.) Of course, our phone number and email address have not changed, and we're still available 24/7. The new location has a lot of promise with a large two-car "garage" for doing tank fills and working on gear independently of the weather... And there's a pool for refresher courses and "Intro to Diving" courses. The additional space and facilities have given us some pretty spectacular abilities - soon we'll have our new fill station installed. It will feature a cascaded bank, which will give us the ability to fill four tanks at a time in under ten minutes! A full mix station will be included, providing any EAN ("nitrox") mix from 21% to 100%, with 32% banked and both 50% and 100% readily available. In fact, the station will actually be capable of producing trimix in any blend and heliox for those really deep dives, too. Oh yeah... And yes, it will fill tanks with "plain ol' air" too! We'll be having a congratulatory party celebrating the new move soon - stay "tuned" for more information about the event, which will include Frogmore Stew, a shrimp boil, and of course, an oyster roast. It's gonna be a blast! See you there! |
Deep South Divers has acquired two boat slips at the Lady's Island Marina - and they're up for rent! Tired of paying $13 per foot or more to keep your boat at a local marina? No problem! Each slip is 54 feet in length, so it can easily handle just about any boat that you'd like to keep there. We're looking for either a long-term or short-term tenant, so contact us for details! Also for rent: 3 acres on Warsaw Island - deepwater property, zoned both commercial and residential. The property includes s commercial-grade dock (wide and heavy enough to handle a loaded 18-wheeler), landing and boat rail, complete with freshwater and electrical power hookups. Interested? Contact us! |
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Finally... The value of the U.S. dollar overseas has lept back up, bringing down the price of an AirBerth Boat Lift Storage System! These lifts continue to be the leader in the boat lift market, and now Deep South Divers is your exclusive distriutor in the United States! We just did an install of a 22,000 pound lift at the Port Royal Landing Marina near Beaufort, South Carolina - she's the biggest in the U.S., and completely impressive. She is the home of a 38-foot Hinkley jet-powered motor yacht, and really something to behold... Check out this page for more information on AirBerth Lifts! Don't forget to check out the the AirBerth video too! |
 Sacrificial Anodes….what exactly are they, and what do they do?
Two different metals that are physically or electrically connected and are immersed in saltwater will become a battery. Some amount of current flows between the two metals. The electrons that make up that  current are supplied by one of the metals giving up bits of itself in the form of metal ions into the saltwater. This is called galvanic corrosion. If left unchecked, it will quickly destroy all metals underwater.
The corrosion most often affects the brass, bronze, or aluminum  propellers on a stainless steel shaft, but metal struts, rudders, rudder fittings, outboards, and stern drives are also at risk.
The way you can prevent galvanic corrosion is to add a third metal into the equation, one that is quicker than the other two to give up its electrons. This piece of metal is called a sacrificial  anode, most often referred to as a zinc.
It would be hard to overstate the importance of maintaining the zincs on your boat. When a zinc is gone, the metal component it was installed to protect begins to dissolve. Unfortunately there is  a misconception by many boat owners that a zinc can be mounted anywhere, even hung over the side on a string and it will still perform. This is totally untrue.
For a zinc to provide any protection at all, it must be in contact with the metal being protected. Metal-to-metal contact is needed by either mounting the zinc directly to the metal being  protected or by connecting the two with a wire. A hanging zinc or “guppy” can provide protection if it is connected by a wire to the metal needing to be protected.
When we clean your boat we will give you a full report of the condition of your boat’s bottom, the amount of growth we encounter, and what is left of your zincs. We  recommend that your zincs be replaced at the 40-50% (remaining) mark. This means that 50-60% has been “used up” or eroded. Typically, in this area,  you can expect to replace your zincs every 3 – 4 months. Our marinas are notorious for bad wiring, our extreme tides which average 8 feet, or your neighbor in the slip next to you with the wiring problem all attribute to the amount of your zincs being used.
Replacing your zincs is a minor expense, rather than having to pull your boat and replace shafts, props, or all your thru hulls. So the next time when you go to your  boat and see those used up zincs on your swim platform take a look at them and see the damage, if they weren’t on your boat that is what all your metal parts would look like.
If you have any questions or comments, or something  I may have overlooked please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me. In the meantime, take care and be safe. Remember, a clean boat is a happy boat! |
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Yes, we are fully insured! Don't let just anyone work on your boat or dock... Ask for a copy of their insurance policy! Clients and their property should be reasonably protected from an errant diver and possible catastrophe at least two ways: One, by a reasonable degree of experience and expertise offered by a diver, and two, by a legitimate, active liability insurance policy. After all, if a diver does something wrong and causes damage to your boat or dock, how else would you be compensated for damages? New, inexperienced, untrained divers are not recommended for this reason - not only are they more likely to cause damage because of their inexperience, but they are typically not able to pay for damage that they could cause. Deep South Divers uses only experienced, highly trained, educated divers, and are protected by a $2 million general liability policy that covers all work both above and below the water. Check out our insurance policy here. |
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