Boat Insurance

[Mazda Baiter]

Could any boat owners give me a recommendation for an insurance company that covers boats. My parents have just bought a 1936 41' Motor Cruiser. The current insurance policy has been transferred into their name and it lasts until august 2011. My Dad has been doing some digging on the web about the broker that the current policy is with and some of the boat forums have less than positive feedback about them. It seems like people take out policies with the company purely to have an insurance certificate to comply with conditions of entry for a marina.

Also, does anyone keep a boat at Upton-on-Severn marina? As that is where the boat will be for a while?

Edited by Mazda Baiter on Saturday 23 October 07:39

[village idiot]

GJW Direct insure my boat

call them, or give Topsail Insurance a call (01273 573727)... they place marine insurance through Navigators & General and Royal Sun Alliance.

[Cupramax]

I've used Colemans in the past and foud them to be very helpful.

http://www.colemaninsurance.co.uk/marine/index.asp

[Mazda Baiter]

Excellent. Thanks, I'll pass them on to my Parents.

Search can't find anything, but is there a "show us your Boats" type of thread in here?

[denarii]

porthcawl are good

[danyeates]

I sell boats and we recommend either Towergate Mardon or GJW

Edited by danyeates on Sunday 24th October 18:55

[ukshooter]

I use Stackhouse Poland (brokers) for specialist property, exotic car and boat insurance. 01483 407440 Mervyn Newell is the guy I speak with.

My boat is £287pa for a boat value of £55,000

[danyeates]

ukshooter said:

I use Stackhouse Poland (brokers) for specialist property, exotic car and boat insurance. 01483 407440 Mervyn Newell is the guy I speak with.

My boat is £287pa for a boat value of £55,000

That's good!

I pay £250 for my RIB which is valued at £30,000 and that's through my trade contacts!! And my boat is secured in my security guarded private yard with a cable that runs through the boat and engine that calls the police if it's broken.

[village idiot]

i'm paying about £300 per year, but that includes full racing risks and I did make a 'minor' claim not so long ago for a complete new rig when the original fell over the side during a race (my insurance is through GJW)

[Hard-Drive]

Another thumbs up for GJW. Our class association has negotiated a special deal and self survey.