Insuring Essex Yacht: cover and premium

motor yachts · several countries

Essex Yacht: british builder of cabin cruisers and motor cruisers. NAMMERT insures a Essex Yacht 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.

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At a glance

Origin

several countries

Class

motor yachts

Typical sizes

6,9 to 11,9 m

Premium from

from €49 a year for liability

Worth knowing

Essex Yacht; cover, cost and conditions

Essex Yacht Builders worked at Wallasea on the River Crouch, a tidal river in Essex. From 1967 it produced the Cleopatra 23, a cabin boat offered in two versions: the Blue Nile with four berths and the Express Fisherman with two berths, a bigger cockpit, a smaller cabin and a hard top. In 1971 the vulnerable perspex windows around the forward cabin gave way to two glass panels, and the boat was renamed Cleopatra 700. It came as Family, Fisherman and Weekender, the last with a large open cockpit and a small two berth cabin. The hulls were glassfibre; the early seventies Cleopatra 850 is recorded on the Norfolk Broads as a fibreglass boat with a fixed canopy. Around 1975 the moulds for the small Cleopatra passed to another firm.

Our model records list twelve designs: six motor yachts, four motorboats and two sailing yachts, built between 1963 and 1988. Six carry the Cleopatra name: the 23, 23 E.F., 26, 26 Sportsrider, 30 and 850. The Cleopatra 23 is the shortest at 6.9 metres. The Luxury Cruiser 900 and the Cleopatra 30 measure 9.14 metres each, and the Motor-Cruiser 33 at 10.06 metres is the longest motor boat on the list. The Weekender 700 is listed from 1967 to 1975, and the Weekender 700 Super from 1982 to 1988 is the most recent entry. The two sailing yachts, Salar and Salar 40, are the oldest, from 1964 and 1963, both at 11.9 metres. No line reaches recent build years.

A Cleopatra today is a classic, and buying one is mostly about the condition of an old glassfibre hull and its machinery. Look for osmosis blisters below the waterline, soft spots in the deck and cockpit sole and cracks around the windscreen frame. Many boats have had their original petrol outdrives replaced by diesels, so ask what is fitted and how old it is. Window seals and the canopy are common sources of leaks. Boats that have spent their lives on the Broads or other inland waters often show less wear on the hull but more on the interior. For the Salar, check the rig, chainplates and engine as on any older sailing yacht.

Questions and answers

Frequent questions

What does E.F. mean in Cleopatra 23 E.F.?

For Essex Yacht: The Cleopatra 23 was offered as the Express Fisherman with two berths,

a larger cockpit and a hard top,

and E.F.

is its short form.

Our model records list it from 1967 to 1975 at 6.93 metres.

Which Essex Yacht designs are the longest?

For Essex Yacht: The Salar and Salar 40 sailing yachts at 11.9 metres each.

Among the motor boats the Motor-Cruiser 33 is the longest at 10.06 metres.

The cover that fits

For Essex Yacht: What matters for motor yachts 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, Essex Yacht included.

Insuring motor yachts, 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 Essex Yacht.

Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.

Series by Essex Yacht, build years and cover

Weekender 700 Super

Weekender 700 Super is a motorboat from Essex Yacht, built from 1982 to 1988.

Salar 40

Salar 40 is a sailing yacht from Essex Yacht, built from 1963 to 1986.

Cleopatra 23

Cleopatra 23 is a motorboat from Essex Yacht, built from 1966 to 1979.

Cleopatra 850

Cleopatra 850 is a motor yacht from Essex Yacht, built from 1971 to 1979.

Cleopatra 26

Also a motor yacht, built from 1966 to 1976.

Luxury Cruiser 900

Luxury Cruiser 900 is a motor yacht from Essex Yacht, built from 1968 to 1976.

Salar

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1964 to 1976.

Cleopatra 23 E.F.

is a motorboat from Essex Yacht, built from 1967 to 1975.

Cleopatra 26 Sportsrider

Cleopatra 26 Sportsrider is a motor yacht from Essex Yacht, built from 1967 to 1975.

Cleopatra 30

Also a motor yacht, built from 1966 to 1975.

Motor-Cruiser 33

Motor-Cruiser 33 is a motor yacht from Essex Yacht, built from 1967 to 1975.

Weekender 700

Weekender 700 is a motorboat from Essex Yacht, built from 1967 to 1975.

What this means for the cover

For the Weekender 700 Super, Salar 40,

Cleopatra 23 by Essex Yacht and 9 more series there is no list price left.

That is why we work with an agreed value: you state the figure, we agree it,

and in a total loss exactly that amount is paid, with no deduction for wear.

For the Weekender 700 Super, Cleopatra 23, Cleopatra 23 E.F.

by Essex Yacht 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.

For the Salar 40, Salar by Essex Yacht series:

On sailing yachts the rig and the underwater hull are the expensive parts:

a dismasting quickly costs a quarter of the boat,

and osmosis counts as wear and is covered by no hull policy.

For the Cleopatra 850, Cleopatra 26, Luxury Cruiser 900 by Essex Yacht and further series:

On motor yachts the drive and the electronics together make up about half the value.

Both belong in the valuation, otherwise the sum insured is too low.

All series at a glance

The Essex Yacht range in figures

These figures come from the model records we keep for Essex Yacht: boat type,

build years and length, nothing estimated.

motor yacht: 6 models, 1966 to 1979, 8 to 10.1 m
motorboat: 4 models, 1966 to 1988, 6.9 to 7.5 m
sailing yacht: 2 models, 1963 to 1986, 11.9 m

Which model was built when?

Sailing boat Motorboat RIBEach bar is one Essex Yacht model, running from its first to its last year of build. The colour shows the type of boat.

What does a used Essex Yacht cost?

We hold today’s price ranges by year for 12 models by Essex Yacht.

The table shows what boats in average condition are worth,

from the oldest to the youngest year on record.

Choose your exact model, year and condition in the calculator.

Model	Years built	Range today
Cleopatra 23	1969 to 1976	€11,600 to €20,200
Cleopatra 23 E.F.	1970 to 1972	€12,100 to €16,300
Cleopatra 26	1971 to 1973	€15,200 to €19,900
Cleopatra 26 Sportsrider	1970 to 1972	€16,800 to €22,300
Cleopatra 30	1969 to 1972	€18,600 to €29,900
Cleopatra 850	1974 to 1976	€17,800 to €22,600
Luxury Cruiser 900	1971 to 1973	€18,600 to €24,200
Motor-Cruiser 33	1970 to 1972	€22,400 to €29,200
Salar	1967 to 1973	€62,600 to €80,800
Salar 40	1966 to 1983	€62,800 to €85,800
Weekender 700	1970 to 1972	€17,800 to €23,600
Weekender 700 Super	1985	€16,700 to €21,300