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Insuring Febris Marine: cover and premium
sailing boats and sailing yachts · several countries
Febris Marine: english builder of small bilge keel sailing boats. NAMMERT insures a Febris Marine 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
sailing boats and sailing yachts
Typical sizes
4,5 to 5,2 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
Febris Marine; cover, cost and conditions
Febris Marine was based on Canvey Island in the Thames estuary and is tied to one boat above all: the Lysander. Percy Blandford, an author and designer of small craft, drew her in 1963 for home building in marine plywood over simple frames. From the early seventies Febris Marine built a glassfibre version, and according to the owners' association the last one left the shed around 1979. The first moulded hulls were straight copies of the wooden boat with steel bilge keels, while later boats had a full deck and cabin moulding and moulded keels. A Lysander is easy to spot: twin fixed bilge keels, a small cabin and a simple main and jib rig.
Our model records list two designs, both entered as sailing boats and both with build years from 1975 to 1982: the Lysander 17 at 5.2 metres and the Stormbird 15 at 4.5 metres. Neither reaches into recent build years. For the Lysander the sources give a beam of 1.98 metres, a draught of just under 0.69 metres and a weight of about 360 kilograms, with 8.4 square metres of mainsail and 2.8 of jib. Beyond our own data we found no source on the Stormbird 15. Our build years run past the end date named by the owners' association, and we simply note that here.
Twin bilge keels let a Lysander sit upright when the tide goes out, which makes her a natural for drying moorings and shallow creeks. That habit puts load on the keel joints, so on a used boat look for cracks or weeping around the keel roots, and on early hulls with steel keels check the bolts and the steel for rust. The original rig may be gunter or Bermudan, and the spars and fittings are worth a careful look. At around 360 kilograms the boat is light enough to trail, so the condition of the road trailer counts as much as the hull. An active owners' association is a good source of advice and spares.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
Who designed the Lysander?
Percy Blandford, in 1963, originally as a plywood boat for home building.
Febris Marine built the glassfibre version from the early seventies.
Our model records list the Lysander 17 at 5.2 metres for build years 1975 to 1982.
Which Febris Marine design is the smaller one?
For Febris Marine: The Stormbird 15 at 4.5 metres.
The Lysander 17 measures 5.2 metres.
Both appear in our model records with build years from 1975 to 1982.
The cover that fits
sailing boat insurance
Tariffs, cover and FAQ for sailing boat insurance in detail.
Third-party liability
The foundation for a boat from Febris Marine: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €39 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a Febris Marine, at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For Febris Marine: What matters for sailing boats and sailing 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, Febris Marine included.
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Nautical information What counts before you cast off, papers, equipment, waters
Licence
Under sail no licence is needed; with an auxiliary engine from 15 hp one is.
Registration
Official number or boat certificate; a flag document for trips abroad.
Waters
Inland lakes, the Baltic and the North Sea; tide, current and shoals belong in the passage plan.
Equipment
Lifejackets, harness and jackstays, lifebuoy, distress signals, reefing system.
Cruising range
Certificate of insurance for foreign harbours; check that racing is covered.
Weather
Reef in time: first reef from Beaufort 5, second from 6, watch the gust forecast.
General guidance, not a complete account;
what governs are the rules of the waters you are on and the manual of your Febris Marine.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Febris Marine, build years and cover
Lysander 17 is a sailing boat from Febris Marine, built from 1975 to 1982.
Stormbird 15 is a sailing boat from Febris Marine, built from 1975 to 1982.
For the Lysander 17 and Stormbird 15 by Febris Marine 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 Lysander 17, Stormbird 15 by Febris Marine series:
On boats this size the condition of rig and fittings decides.
A dismasting is covered, worn terminals after years are not.
Febris Marine insured in five minutes.
Boat type, year built, length and value of your Febris Marine are all we need.
Work out the premium online or call us: +49 3375 29 12 77.
