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Insuring Estaleiros do Norte LDA: cover and premium
inflatables and RIBs · several countries
Estaleiros do Norte LDA: portuguese yard building Astec rigid inflatable boats. NAMMERT insures a Estaleiros do Norte LDA 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
inflatables and RIBs
Typical sizes
5,5 to 6 m
Premium from
from €49 a year for liability
Worth knowing
Estaleiros do Norte LDA; cover, cost and conditions
Estaleiros do Norte is the company name behind boats sold under the Astec brand. Its works sit on the industrial estate of Monção in northern Portugal, the capital is entirely Spanish, and the contact address is in Vigo, just across in Galicia. The business started out with small sailing boats and later turned to rigid inflatables, which now define the brand. Besides offices and the build shop, the site has a test tank where stability, thrust and drop tests are carried out. The boats follow the rigid inflatable principle: a solid hull with an inflatable collar running round it.
Our model records list two designs, both classed as R.I.B. The Astec SC 595 measures 5.5 metres and is recorded for build years 2019 to 2025. The Astec Touring 600 comes in at 5.99 metres, starts in 2022 and is the only one of the pair that reaches into the most recent build years. That keeps the range in our records just under six metres, a size still easy to handle on a road trailer. Nothing older than 2019 appears in our data, so in our records this is a young range.
A RIB lives or dies by its collar. Sun and salt age the fabric, so the seams, the valves and the glued joint between collar and hull deserve a close look, ideally with the tubes pumped hard and left for a day to see whether they hold pressure. The hull underneath takes knocks when the boat is run up a beach, so check the keel line for deep scrapes. After salt water the outboard wants a freshwater flush, and on a used boat the service history of the engine says more than the hours on the clock. The trailer matters too: wheel bearings and rollers suffer from repeated dunking at the slipway.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
What does the name Estaleiros do Norte stand for?
For Estaleiros do Norte LDA: It is the company name of the yard that sells its boats under the
Astec brand.
The works are in Monção in northern Portugal.
Our model records hold the Astec SC 595 and the Astec Touring 600.
Which Astec design is the larger one?
For Estaleiros do Norte LDA: The Astec Touring 600 at 5.99 metres,
built from 2022 and listed into the most recent build years.
The Astec SC 595 measures 5.5 metres and is recorded from 2019 to 2025.
The cover that fits
boat insurance
Tariffs, cover and FAQ for boat insurance in detail.
Third-party liability
The foundation for a boat from Estaleiros do Norte LDA: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €49 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a Estaleiros do Norte LDA,
at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For Estaleiros do Norte LDA: What matters for inflatables and RIBs 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, Estaleiros do Norte LDA included.
Insuring inflatables and RIBs, 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 Estaleiros do Norte LDA.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Estaleiros do Norte LDA, build years and cover
Astec Touring 600 is an inflatable with engine from Estaleiros do Norte LDA, built since 2022.
Astec SC 595 is an inflatable with engine from Estaleiros do Norte LDA, built from 2019 to 2025.
As the Astec Touring 600 by Estaleiros do Norte LDA series is 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 Astec SC 595 by Estaleiros do Norte LDA series the market value and the replacement cost
often differ widely.
An agreed value removes the age-based scale, and the figure in the policy stands.
For the Astec Touring 600, Astec SC 595 by Estaleiros do Norte LDA series:
On an inflatable the cause decides, not the damage: a tear from impact is covered,
porous fabric after years in the sun is not.
The outboard belongs in the policy with its serial number.
Estaleiros do Norte LDA insured in five minutes.
Boat type, year built, length and value of your Estaleiros do Norte LDA are all we need.
Work out the premium online or call us: +49 3375 29 12 77.
