[C320-list] Insurance renewal

[Karl Mielenhausen]

$857 for $57,000 agreed value and $500k liability. Named storm deductible
is 5%.
Eastern NC.
This is with Progressive. I had been insuring with Foremost, but they got a
bit too expensive.

Karl


On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 7:51 AM Jack Brennan via C320-list <
c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:

> Hi Christopher:
>
> That's way high  I pay $700 a year for 45k coverage in West Florida, which
> is the middle of hurricane land.
>
> I bundle my boat with my townhouse and car insurance with AllState. I
> found that helps a bit with price on everything.
>
> Stay away from Geico/BoatUS. Expensive plus I found it impossible to
> collect on the one, rather small claim I had.
>
> I've read many similar complaints on them, and Geico also has an
> aggressive depreciation clause that can cost you a lot.
>
> Progressive was great when a previous sailboat was sunk in Hurricane Wilma
> in 2095
>
> Jack Brennan
> Sonas, 1998 Catalina 310
> Tierra Verde, Fl.
>
>
>
>
> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy A32 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone
>
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Christopher Nichols via C320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
> Date: 5/19/23 3:35 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Cc: Christopher Nichols <cinichols at btinternet.com>
> Subject: [C320-list] Insurance renewal
>
>    I had my increasingly frequent sticker shock yesterday seeing my
>    insurance renewal come in at just over 1800 bucks. For an inshore
>    policy in NE US this appears rather high (and 400 more than last
>    year).
>    Is anyone else in a similar situation and importantly has anyone found
>    a better deal?
>    For background I have been with the firm since I bought the boat in
>    2010 and have never had any claim. The boat is afloat for only 5 weeks
>    a year for our annual cruise and lives in a dry storage shed inland for
>    the rest of the year.
>    Chris
>    (C320 #476 AmandaRose)
>
>    On 18 May 2023 23:47, "surprise thompson87.com via C320-list"
>    <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
>
>      This spring I asked the boatyard to replace the stuffing in my
>      stuffing box (a job I hate). It appears (from the invoice) that they
>      went overboard and disconnected the shaft, removed the stuffing box,
>      cleaned it up, then reassembled everything. I noticed when I was
>      closing the engine thru-hull that the safety wire on the bolts that
>      secure the shaft had been removed and not replaced very neatly. (A
>      six inch tail was hanging from the coupling.) I'm going to redo the
>      wiring, but I'm wondering whether it's necessary to realign the
>      shaft with the engine after disconnecting the shaft from the
>      coupling. My intuition is that the answer is no, but perhaps that is
>      wishful thinking. I thought I would consult all of the experts here
>      for a reality check. Let me know if you have some thoughts.
>      T. Scott Thompson
>      Catalina 320 "Surprise," #653 (1999)
>      surprise at thompson87.com<mailto:surprise at thompson87.com>
>