FloridaDoctor Phillips, Orange County
Raising a 20 ft Sylvan Mirage 20 in Doctor Phillips, FL
Pontoons stained at the waterline and furniture rotted soft: that was the 20 ft Sylvan Mirage 20, a boat that had quietly taken on water for months. She went down at a lake dock until only the rail and the bimini top showed.
Getting access was the obstacle. The dock sat behind a private lawn with a locked gate and no room for a crane. We worked from the water, rolled lift bags under the deck beams, and then dragged the whole raft sideways out of the slip. One tube had split, so we strapped it to hold shape.
Under three hours. A short tow carried her to a ramp near Apopka, and our trailer took her away. Aluminum frame, rotted furniture, split tube: not worth repairing. She went to our yard for dismantling and recycling, with the aluminum counted as salvage. Clean sunken boat removal behind a gate.
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Crews cover Orange County: Apopka, Bithlo, Conway, and Fairview Shores. Orange County calls get a crew within the week. Gated lake communities around Doctor Phillips need the owner's permission on the day, so we confirm access when we book and plan a short window. Gate codes or a meeting time with the owner are part of the booking.