Insuring JBT Marine: cover and premium

inflatables and RIBs · several countries

JBT Marine: british RIB company. NAMMERT insures a JBT 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.

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At a glance

Origin

several countries

Class

inflatables and RIBs

Typical sizes

4,2 to 7,8 m

Premium from

from €49 a year for liability

Worth knowing

JBT Marine; cover, cost and conditions

JBT Marine is the company of Jonny Boys, who according to the boating press acquired the rights to build Ballistic RIBs in 2002 and sells them in Britain. Before the boats went on sale, he entered a team in the Trans Agulhas, an endurance race of some 600 miles around the southern tip of Africa. What the crews learnt there went into the hull that followed: a deep vee with long, unbroken spray rails and pronounced reverse chines, meant to keep the boat dry and steady. The Ballistic is aimed at leisure users, many of them families looking for a capable sports boat. A sharp entry and those bold rails along the bottom make it easy to recognise on a slipway.

Our model records hold six designs, all rigid inflatables and all from the Ballistic range. The earliest entries, the Ballistic 6.5 and the Ballistic 7.8 Passenger, start in 2002, with the Ballistic 5.5 and Ballistic 7.8 following from 2003. Two smaller designs joined in 2016, the Ballistic 4.2 M at 4.2 metres and the Ballistic 6.0 M at six metres. Five of the six reach into the most recent build years; only the 7.8 Passenger stops in 2022. Lengths run from 4.2 to 7.8 metres, with two designs at 7.8 metres, one at 6.5 and one at 5.5 metres.

A RIB asks for care in places a solid hull does not. The tubes should be checked for chafe, sun damage and slow leaks, and the glued seams where tube meets hull deserve a look every season. Valves, rubbing strakes and lifting points wear with use. On a used Ballistic, check the transom around the outboard bolts and the condition of the console mounts, since these boats are often run hard in a chop. Most owners keep them on a trailer and launch at the slip, so a well kept road trailer with sound rollers and lights belongs to the package.

Questions and answers

Frequent questions

Which Ballistic designs are still being built?

For JBT Marine: Five of the six designs in our records reach into the recent build years:

the Ballistic 4.2 M, 5.5, 6.0 M, 6.5 and 7.8.

The Ballistic 7.8 Passenger is listed from 2002 to 2022.

What shaped the Ballistic hull?

For JBT Marine: According to the boating press,

boats were raced in the Trans Agulhas endurance race around the southern tip of Africa,

and the lessons led to a deep vee with long spray rails and pronounced reverse chines.

The cover that fits

For JBT Marine: 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, JBT Marine included.

Insuring inflatables and RIBs, every brand and every condition

Other builders in this class

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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 JBT Marine.

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

Series by JBT Marine, build years and cover

Ballistic 4.2 M

Ballistic 4.2 M is an inflatable with engine from JBT Marine, built since 2016.

Ballistic 5.5

Ballistic 5.5 is an inflatable with engine from JBT Marine, built since 2003.

Ballistic 6.0 M

Also an inflatable with engine, built since 2016.

Ballistic 6.5

Also an inflatable with engine, built since 2002.

Ballistic 7.8

Also an inflatable with engine, built since 2003.

Ballistic 7.8 Passenger

Ballistic 7.8 Passenger is an inflatable with engine from JBT Marine, built from 2002 to 2022.

What this means for the cover

As the Ballistic 4.2 M, Ballistic 5.5,

Ballistic 6.0 M by JBT Marine and 2 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 Ballistic 7.8 Passenger by JBT Marine 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 Ballistic 4.2 M, Ballistic 5.5, Ballistic 6.0 M by JBT Marine and further 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.

All series at a glance

The JBT Marine range in figures

These figures come from the model records we keep for JBT Marine: boat type,

build years and length, nothing estimated.

inflatable with engine: 6 models, since 2002, 4.2 to 7.8 m

Which model was built when?

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

What does a used JBT Marine cost?

We hold today’s price ranges by year for 4 models by JBT Marine.

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
Ballistic 5.5	2006 to 2024	€14,200 to €49,500
Ballistic 6.5	2005 to 2024	€20,000 to €72,700
Ballistic 7.8	2006 to 2024	€32,200 to €128,800
Ballistic 7.8 Passenger	2005 to 2018	€31,100 to €87,000