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Insuring Lancer Yachts: cover and premium
sailing boats and sailing yachts · several countries
Lancer Yachts: american builder of glassfibre sailing yachts. NAMMERT insures a Lancer Yachts 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
8,5 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
Lancer Yachts; cover, cost and conditions
Lancer Yachts was an American builder based in Irvine, California. Richard Valdes founded the Lancer Yacht Corporation in 1974, having already set up Columbia Yachts in the late fifties and sold it on. The company built sailing boats in glassfibre, some twenty different designs over twelve years. The first was the Lancer 36, whose prototype Chutzpah won the Transpacific Yacht Race in 1973 and 1975. The yard became known for motorsailers carrying the PS suffix, for Power Sailer, laid out for one or two outboard engines. Bally Manufacturing bought the company in 1983, and it closed in 1986.
Our model records list one design from the yard, the Lancer 28-T MK IV, a sailing yacht of 8.5 metres built from 1976 to 1983. No Lancer reaches into recent build years; every boat of the brand is now more than forty years old. The Lancer 28 was drawn by W. Shad Turner, who also designed the smaller Lancer 25. It was meant as a daysailer and small cruiser that could go on a trailer: a shoal fixed keel, a glassfibre hull and wooden trim below. The Lancer 28T Mark V followed in 1982. A Lancer found in Europe has almost always crossed the Atlantic at some point.
A Lancer 28 of this age rewards a careful survey. Look at the keel joint and the bilge for signs of hard groundings, since a shoal keel invites exploring thin water. Deck fittings bedded more than forty years ago often weep, so check the core around stanchions and chainplates for moisture. The wooden trim below shows whether the boat has been kept dry. If the boat has been trailered, inspect the trailer as closely as the hull, and ask how the mast is raised and lowered. Many owners run an outboard on a bracket, so check the mounting and the transom behind it.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
Who designed the Lancer 28?
For Lancer Yachts: W.
Shad Turner.
He drew the Lancer 28 as a trailerable daysailer and small cruiser with a shoal fixed keel,
along with the smaller Lancer 25.
Our model records list the Lancer 28-T MK IV with build years from 1976 to 1983.
What does the PS suffix mean on a Lancer?
For Lancer Yachts: PS stands for Power Sailer,
the name Lancer gave to motorsailers laid out for one or two outboard engines.
The Lancer 28-T MK IV in our records is listed as a sailing yacht.
The cover that fits
sailing yacht insurance
Tariffs, cover and FAQ for sailing yacht insurance in detail.
Third-party liability
The foundation for a boat from Lancer Yachts: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €39 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a Lancer Yachts, at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For Lancer Yachts: 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, Lancer Yachts included.
Insuring sailing boats and sailing 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 Lancer Yachts.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Lancer Yachts, build years and cover
Lancer 28-T MK IV is a sailing yacht from Lancer Yachts, built from 1976 to 1983.
For the Lancer 28-T MK IV by Lancer Yachts 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 Lancer 28-T MK IV by Lancer Yachts 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.
Lancer Yachts insured in five minutes.
Boat type, year built, length and value of your Lancer Yachts are all we need.
Work out the premium online or call us: +49 3375 29 12 77.
