I had 3 boats stolen over the weekend. I thought they were insured under my homeowners policy; turns out they were not. Back when I got the policy, I specifically asked if kayaks were covered and the agent said yes. Go to file a claim and the insurance company says things have changed, you were notified and you are NOT COVERED; showed me it in the fine print and everything.
CHECK YOUR POLICY TO BE SURE YOUR BOATS ARE COVERED.
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1) Blis-stick Huka: Orange & yellow with big red splotch on the bottom.
your loss. we b on the lookout, tho it'll be tough in the off season. if youve got some kayak shops that sell used kayaks, ask those guys and perhaps theyll let u post a "lost" poster. a couple thoughts. hope they turn up and the bad guys get caught.
I understand that almost all insurances won't have enough coverage or won't cover water craft unless you specifically beef up this part of your policy.
As an insurance salesman at Allstate I know that you have to specifically put watercrafts on you policy, just like musical instruments or tools over $2,500. If you have a renter's or Homeowner's policy talk to your agent and make sure your boats are covered. It only costs me around $15 a year for my gear to be insured up to $2,000. It's definitely worth it. If you don't have an agent give me a call at Allstate in Ft. Collins and I'll get you set up - 970-493-4263
Depending on your policy/company. I know that Allstate, State Farm and I think American Family all need a scheduled personal property endorsement for all those types of things(also jewelry - wedding rings..). If you're not sure call your company and just tell them I have a few kayaks and a couple guitars - am I covered if they get stolen? If not, it really shouldn't add much to your policy. Maybe $10-30 a year depending on how high you want your limit and that's only about $1-2/month. But if you're not sure, call your agent.
In Colorado currently the standard homeowners form provides for $1500 of coverage for watercraft. Did you have a specific watercraft exclusion in your policy? If you have boats and their related equipment in excess of $1500 then you would need to schedule them.
State Farm will insure your raft and other boat gear up to like $3000.00 for $35-$60 bucks for the whole year....Its not a bad deal when you consider how much you have invested in your stuff.......Jah Love !!!
Ok, so Im at work right now looking into this whole kayak insurance thing.
With an Allstate Homeowners policy you are insured up to $1,000, and for a Renters policy up to $500 for watercraft, including their attached or unattached trailers, furnishings, equipment, and parts.
If you rent and currently dont have a renters insurance policy you should really check into it. It covers all of your property, all the time, anywhere in the world. Again, give me a call and I can schedule your boating equipment under sports equipment on the policy. Out of around 17 people I have insured with a renters policy they have an average limit of $30,000 for coverage on ALL of their property including boats and gear(paddle). The average yearly premium for theses policies is $173 or $14/month. That includes everything like furniture, cloths, TVs, ..everything you own anywhere in the world that you have it. The airline lost you luggage and boat? Or all your gear and boat got stolen? This policy covers you and will replace the items. I can only do this for Colorado residences only, so if you live in Colorado and want the comfort of knowing your gear is safe call me at 970-493-4263, and ask for Ryan. You wont even have to come to the office to get everything you own protected from fire, theft, vandalism, freezing .
Safeco Ins says my homeowners only covers to $1500.00 on watercraft, so my raft and frame need to be scheduled. My kayaks will fit under the $1500.00 coverage. Personal gear associated with the watercraft (dry boxes, coolers,camping gear) are covered under the the regular policy to 10% of the dwelling limit.
Seems like your loss may help others avoid a similar problem.
I just got off the phone with my agent, and my rafts (3) and canoes (three) would only be covered up to $1000 under my current policy. I've already got the quote for additional coverage, which will run a couple hundred a year, but would be well worth it if some worthless no-good burgled or stole my pickup when it's loaded with a couple of big rafts and all the associated gear.
I've heard that submitting a homeowners insurance claim can have a really negative effect on your coverage and associated costs. If you do file a claim for a stolen boat or gear, is it going to ding you in the long run?
Sorry to hear that your gear got ripped off. I hope they nab the jackasses who did it.
I hope they get worked in a very retentive hole some day! :twisted:
My roommate left our garage open today and it got me thinking that the same thing could have happened here. I'll definitely keep an eye out for you. Where do you live?
Canoe (Dagger Caption fully outfitted) - insured at $2500
All this would run $150 per year.
However, and this is a big however, he said that there may be a need for liability insurance attached to these items, i.e. I take some kid down the Numbers and he falls out, gets hurt (or worse) and sues me, my homeowner liability policy may NOT kick in so I need to have liability for the boat. He's checking on this right now so I'll post his response. You'd hate to think that a "friend" that you take rafting would sue you if something happened but people sue for anything these days.
I have a sweet flatbed trailer that I haul my rig on and it's fully insured for $12 per year.
Get the insurance. If you had to replace your gear and didn't have it, it would suck.
My agent is great and very easy to work with (I get no kick back on this):
Tom Erickson, Agent
State Farm Insurance
(303) 447-2048 www.terickson.com
Under my Safeco homeowners insurance, I added on about $8100.00 worth of kayaks, gear and a raft for about $50/year.
My agent is currently looking into Dan's ? about losing a raft/kayak while on the river due to getting worked in a rapid or a rapid increase in flow while in camp and having something float away.
He's pretty sure it's covered under all instances because the items are scheduled. I'll post when I hear back from him.
If you are worried about a certain person suing after falling out and getting worked either dont take them, or.... provide them with a cement pfd , much cheaper than insurance
I have american family business liablity and homeowners insurance, I insured all my climbing gear, but I was told they MAY want receipts in addition to the pictures i provided, like I have receipts from 10 years ago... Also if you are going to insure some boats, and all that is needed is photos, you might as well invite all your friends to bring over their gear and photograph it in the garage with yours.
Scott
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