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Insuring American Marine Sports: cover and premium
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American Marine Sports: uS builder of bay, flats and offshore fishing boats. NAMMERT insures a American Marine Sports regardless of year built or where you bought it, liability, hull, legal expenses and personal accident cover from one house, taken out online in five minutes.
At a glance
Origin
several countries
Class
motorboats and sports boats
Typical sizes
5,2 to 8,3 m
Premium from
from €49 a year for liability
Worth knowing
American Marine Sports; cover, cost and conditions
American Marine Sports is based in Groveland, Florida, west of Orlando, and builds fishing boats under three names. Shearwater stands for bay boats and hybrid models, Sterling for flats boats and Blackwood for offshore boats. The company addresses its boats squarely to anglers and to those who head out to open water. A bay boat is an open console boat with shallow draft for lagoons, estuaries and inshore water. A flats boat is built shallower still, so that it can run and be poled across knee-deep sand and grass flats. An offshore boat is meant for the run beyond the coastline. The models are easy to place by their names: the Shearwater carry numbers with suffixes such as FS, LTZ, LTD or Carolina, the Sterling letters such as TS, XS and TR.
Our model records list 13 designs, all motorboats, all from build year 2018 and all running into the most recent build years. Eight belong to the Shearwater line: the 23 FS and 23 LTZ at 6.85 metres, the 25 FS and 25 LTD at 7.46 metres, the 260 Carolina at 7.82 metres, the 270 Carolina Flare and 270 Carolina Open at 8.18 metres each, and the Shearwater X22 Hybrid at 6.6 metres. The Sterling line has four, from the Sterling TR 7 at 5.18 metres, the smallest boat of the brand, through the 180 TS and 200 XS to the 220 XS at 6.6 metres. The Blackwood is the largest at 8.33 metres. Ten of the 13 stay under eight metres, two under six.
These are working fishing boats, and they show their use. On a used bay or flats boat, look at the transom and the jack plate mounting, since a heavy outboard on a shallow hull puts real load there. Check the livewell pumps and plumbing, the trolling motor mount on the bow and the wiring behind the console, where salt and spray find their way in. Hulls that have been poled and run hard over shallow flats can show gelcoat wear along the keel, and a look underneath on the trailer tells a lot. Most of these boats travel to the water on a road trailer, so bearings, brakes and the winch are part of the inspection too, along with the service record of the outboard.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
How do Shearwater, Sterling and Blackwood differ?
They are the three lines of American Marine Sports: Shearwater for bay boats and hybrid models,
Sterling for flats boats and Blackwood for offshore boats.
Our model records list eight Shearwater designs, four Sterling and one Blackwood.
Which is the smallest design?
For American Marine Sports: The Sterling TR 7 at 5.18 metres.
Just above it is the Sterling 180 TS at 5.56 metres;
both are listed from 2018 into the most recent build years.
The cover that fits
motorboat insurance
Tariffs, cover and FAQ for motorboat insurance in detail.
Third-party liability
The foundation for a boat from American Marine Sports: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €49 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a American Marine Sports,
at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For American Marine Sports: What matters for motorboats and sports boats is the same across every
brand; engine output, how a claim is settled, cruising range and theft protection.
The class page lists every point and every brand in this class, American Marine Sports included.
Insuring motorboats and sports boats, every brand and every condition
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Nautical information What counts before you cast off, papers, equipment, waters
Licence
A powerboat licence (inland or coastal) is required from 15 hp (11.03 kW).
Registration
Registration from 3 hp; for trips abroad carry the boat certificate or flag document.
Waters
Inland, coastal and abroad; plan fairways, bridge clearances, draught and tides.
Equipment
Lifesaving gear, fire extinguisher, anchor, signalling equipment and correct navigation lights.
Cruising range
The agreed cruising range is stated in the policy and can be extended at any time.
Weather
Check wind force in Beaufort and wind direction before casting off, and allow for gusts.
General guidance, not a complete account;
what governs are the rules of the waters you are on and the manual of your American Marine Sports.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by American Marine Sports, build years and cover
American Marine Blackwood is a motorboat from American Marine Sports, built since 2018.
American Marine Shearwater 23 FS is a motorboat from American Marine Sports, built since 2018.
American Marine Shearwater 23 LTZ is a motorboat from American Marine Sports, built since 2018.
Also a motorboat, built since 2018.
American Marine Shearwater 25 LTD is a motorboat from American Marine Sports, built since 2018.
American Marine Shearwater 260 Carolina is a motorboat from American Marine Sports,
built since 2018.
American Marine Shearwater 270 Carolina Flare is a motorboat from American Marine Sports,
built since 2018.
American Marine Shearwater 270 Carolina Open is a motorboat from American Marine Sports,
built since 2018.
American Marine Shearwater X22 Hybrid is a motorboat from American Marine Sports, built since 2018.
American Marine Sterling 180 TS is a motorboat from American Marine Sports, built since 2018.
American Marine Sterling 200 XS is a motorboat from American Marine Sports, built since 2018.
Also a motorboat, built since 2018.
American Marine Sterling TR 7 is a motorboat from American Marine Sports, built since 2018.
As the American Marine Blackwood, American Marine Shearwater 23 FS,
American Marine Shearwater 23 LTZ by American Marine Sports and 10 more series are still in
production, parts are available and repair costs are predictable.
Even so, value it at replacement cost including retrofitted electronics, not at list price.
For the American Marine Blackwood, American Marine Shearwater 23 FS,
American Marine Shearwater 23 LTZ by American Marine Sports and further series:
On a motorboat the drive is the single most valuable part.
Damage after grounding is covered, an engine failure from wear is not.
The American Marine Sports range in figures
These figures come from the model records we keep for American Marine Sports: boat type,
build years and length, nothing estimated.
- motorboat
- 13 models, since 2018, mostly 5.6 to 8.2 m
Which model was built when?
American Marine Sports insured in five minutes.
Boat type, year built, length and value of your American Marine Sports are all we need.
Work out the premium online or call us: +49 3375 29 12 77.
