Our Services
Hull Cleaning - Power Boats, Sailboats, Yachts
Bottom Cleaning: $3.50/ft (includes up to one hour of dive time). Minimum is $130.
-Boats on at least a 30 day recurring schedule between Mar - Dec are granted an additional 15 minutes of base dive time.
Anode/Zinc replacement (includes 1/2 hour of dive time)
*Anode replacement Scheduled with bottom cleaning:
-$30 for monohull sailboats
-$55 for multihull and powerboats or monohulls with more than one zinc
*Anode replacement Scheduled outside of bottom cleaning:
-$130
Dive time surcharge $155/hr - billed in 15 min increments after base dive time.
Additional Fees that may apply
-Minimum fee of $130 / Private residence 150$
-Travel Fee of $30 for areas crossing major bridges /tunnels (Hampton)
-Stern Drive boats: Single 20$, Double $35 additional charge
-Boats heavily fouled, requiring scraping and pressure washing, could be subject to an "Excessive Growth" fee up to $100.
-Cold Water Fee of $55 for dives between Dec 1 - March 15.
Service Area:
-Reoccurring service cleaning Virginia Beach and some Norfolk/Portsmouth Areas
- Emergency and specialty jobs - Tidewater areas of Virginia
In-Water Propeller Removal and Installation
(available on a case by case basis with ample preparation and lead time)
Removal - Rates start at $155/hr
Installation - Fixed rate of $10/inch
We can transport your propellers to the propeller service of your choosing within the local area.
Specialty Requests / Dives / Inspections /
Foul removal / any hull cleaning outside of available schedule*
Monday - Friday
-$55 Service Fee + $155/hr (Min $150)
Weekends
-$90 Service Fee + $155/hr (Min $200)
Holidays and Holiday Weekends
-$125 Service Fee + $155/hr (Min $300)
***Specialty requests / dives fees are calculated by total "on site time".
The D3HS Team
Richard "Rick" Heaser
Owner/Founder
Retired U.S. Marine/ Disabled Veteran
Rick established D3HS in January of 2023 shortly after retiring from a 25 year career in the Marine Corps. He served as an enlisted Combat Engineer and an Artillery Officer across the United States, Indo-Pacific, Middle East, Balkans, Eastern Europe, and the Mediterranean, serving in conflicts in both the Balkans and Middle East. Rick graduated from Campbell University earning a Business Administration Degree with Magna Cum Laude honors in 2004.
His SCUBA certifications date back to 1995 while serving in Okinawa, Japan, with recreational dives all over the globe. However, his diving experience goes back even further to when he was about 10 years old growing up diving off a 1960s gas powered Hookah system.
Not only an avid diver, Rick has been a boat owner nearly his entire adult life, with a 42 foot blue water sailboat currently. A labor of love combining two of his hobbies into a business.
Rick is a family man, married to his wife Amber since 2014. They have a daughter, Skylar, and both have been seen on the docks from time to time. Rick has two older daughters, Madison and Macy who are growing into beautiful young ladies.
His philosophy is to treat every boat as if he was diving on his own. He will make every effort to earn and keep your business and treat every customer with respect.