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Below the Grade Scuba

Great Lakes Scuba Diving Adventures

Great Lakes Scuba Diving AdventuresGreat Lakes Scuba Diving Adventures

About Us

The Best Mixes at the Best Prices

The only diver lift in the Great Lakes

The only diver lift in the Great Lakes

Any mix and nearly any pressure is available for our dive boat rentals. We have banked gases at the shop, and our mobile fill station can provide air, nitrox, trimix, and oxygen for your scuba diving charters. In some locations, we can even fill directly on the boat, making it convenient for technical diving training.

The only diver lift in the Great Lakes

The only diver lift in the Great Lakes

The only diver lift in the Great Lakes

Our new dive boat, The Ho-Hum, is the fastest among dive boat rentals on the lakes. Equipped with twin outboards, a SeaKeeper, and the first diver elevator in the Great Lakes, it’s perfect for scuba diving charters and even suitable for those looking to enhance their skills with technical diving training.

Rentals available, OC and CC

The only diver lift in the Great Lakes

Rentals available, OC and CC

We have everything you need to get in the water, from dive boat rentals and scuba diving charters to doubles, bailouts, stages, deco bottles, scooters, and even rebreathers for your technical diving training.

Charter Schedule

Charters

Charters

Boat is rated for six divers. Pricing is for the full boat. Fuel surcharge may apply.

Recreational Charters

$825

Choose from either a morning or afternoon half day charter for our scuba diving charters, perfect for those looking to enjoy dive boat rentals or participate in technical diving training.

Technical Charters

$1000

Experience a full day charter with our dive boat rentals, perfect for those looking to embark on scuba diving charters or seeking technical diving training.

Locations

Ask

While we primarily operate in Michigan's thumb on Lake Huron, our dive boat rentals are on a trailer and can go wherever you want to dive. Just let us know what you want to see, whether it's for scuba diving charters or technical diving training.

Rentals

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If you need tanks or equipment for your scuba diving charters or technical diving training, we can handle that. We have most common tanks and sorb available for dive boat rentals.

Booking and Payments

$100 per day non-refundable deposit is required at the time of booking for our dive boat rentals. Fifty percent of the charter cost for the scuba diving charters is due 90 days before the scheduled start, with the remainder due when the charter runs. Refunds will be issued for mechanical failures and weather cancellations. Payments for technical diving training and charters can be made with cash, check, PayPal, Venmo, gold, silver, or interesting trades.

Boat equipped with emergency oxygen, AED, First Aid Kit, and a Hippopotamus for snuggling as needed.

Captains and crew

Woman in orange life jacket and sunglasses with a black dog near a lighthouse.

Captain Lindsay

Captain Lindsay

Captain Lindsay

Any mix and nearly any pressure is available for our dive boat rentals. We have banked gases at the shop, and our mobile fill station can provide air, nitrox, trimix, and oxygen for your scuba diving charters. In some locations, we can even fill directly on the boat, making it convenient for technical diving training.

Learn more
Two smiling men on a diving boat, one in a wetsuit and the other pointing at his diving-themed T-shirt.

Captain Tracy

Captain Lindsay

Captain Lindsay

Our new dive boat, The Ho-Hum, is the fastest among dive boat rentals on the lakes. Equipped with twin outboards, a SeaKeeper, and the first diver elevator in the Great Lakes, it’s perfect for scuba diving charters and even suitable for those looking to enhance their skills with technical diving training.

Learn more
A happy dog resting on a boat near diving gear under a partly cloudy sky.

Hippo Potamus

Captain Lindsay

Hippo Potamus

We have everything you need to get in the water, from dive boat rentals and scuba diving charters to doubles, bailouts, stages, deco bottles, scooters, and even rebreathers for your technical diving training.

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Charter booking fine print

$100 secures your dates for our dive boat rentals. A payment of 50% of the charter cost is required 90 days before the scuba diving charters begin. The remaining balance is due at the time of charter. If the captain calls for weather days, there is no additional cost. Please note that the $100 deposit is non-refundable.

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