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Insuring Max Cruise Marine: cover and premium
catamarans and multihulls · several countries
Max Cruise Marine: builder of bluewater cruising catamarans in Vietnam. NAMMERT insures a Max Cruise 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
catamarans and multihulls
Typical sizes
13,6 to 16,8 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
Max Cruise Marine; cover, cost and conditions
Max Cruise Marine builds catamarans for sailing long distances. The company was founded by Terry Dewhurst, a long-distance sailor who values high daily runs on passage as much as life at anchor and in harbour. The boats are built in Vietnam, and the yard deals with owners directly throughout specification and construction. Every hull is a semi-custom build: layout, systems and fit-out are agreed with the owner without the cost and delay of a one-off. Construction uses resin infusion with CNC-cut components. On the Max 55 SC this means a vinylester-infused foam sandwich with carbon reinforcement where loads are highest. The Max 44 SC was offered with or without daggerboards and with either diesels or outboards, and it later evolved into the Max 45 SC.
Our model records list four designs, all sailing catamarans, with build years from 2019. The Max 44 SC appears twice, once with daggerboards and once with keels, both at 13.6 metres and listed from 2019 to 2023. Its successor, the Max 45SC at 13.8 metres, is recorded from 2023, as is the Max 55 SC, which at 16.8 metres is the largest design of the yard. These two lines run into the most recent build years. Nothing in the range is shorter than 13.6 metres, so the whole programme sits within a little over three metres of length. These are young, large boats meant for long passages.
Choosing between daggerboards and fixed keels shapes how a Max 44 SC is sailed and kept. Boards help the boat point higher, while keels protect the rudders and make beaching simpler. On a used boat, check the board cases and the keel to hull joints, and look at the rudder bearings. Because every boat was specified individually, ask for the build list and the systems documentation; two boats of the same length can differ widely in batteries, watermakers and electronics. Infused sandwich hulls should be checked for moisture around through-hull fittings.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
What do daggerboard and keels mean for the Max 44 SC?
For Max Cruise Marine: The Max 44 SC was built in two versions,
with daggerboards or with fixed keels.
Our model records list both at 13.6 metres for build years 2019 to 2023.
Which is the largest Max Cruise Marine catamaran?
For Max Cruise Marine: The Max 55 SC at 16.8 metres,
recorded from 2023 into the most recent build years.
Its hull is a vinylester-infused foam sandwich with carbon in high-load areas.
The cover that fits
catamaran insurance
Tariffs, cover and FAQ for catamaran insurance in detail.
Third-party liability
The foundation for a boat from Max Cruise Marine: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €39 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a Max Cruise Marine,
at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For Max Cruise Marine: What matters for catamarans and multihulls 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, Max Cruise Marine included.
Insuring catamarans and multihulls, every brand and every condition
Other builders in this class
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 Max Cruise Marine.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Max Cruise Marine, build years and cover
Max 45SC is a cabin catamaran from Max Cruise Marine, built since 2023.
Also a cabin catamaran, built since 2023.
Max 44 SC (daggerboard) is a cabin catamaran from Max Cruise Marine, built from 2019 to 2023.
Max 44 SC (keels) is a cabin catamaran from Max Cruise Marine, built from 2019 to 2023.
As the Max 45SC and Max 55 SC by Max Cruise Marine 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 Max 44 SC (daggerboard) and Max 44 SC (keels) by Max Cruise 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 Max 45SC, Max 55 SC, Max 44 SC (daggerboard) by Max Cruise Marine and further series:
On catamarans the bridgedeck between the hulls is the sensitive part,
and the berth belongs in the application: double width often means a mooring rather than a marina.
The Max Cruise Marine range in figures
These figures come from the model records we keep for Max Cruise Marine: boat type,
build years and length, nothing estimated.
- cabin catamaran
- 4 models, since 2019, 13.6 to 16.8 m
Which model was built when?
Max Cruise Marine insured in five minutes.
Boat type, year built, length and value of your Max Cruise Marine are all we need.
Work out the premium online or call us: +49 3375 29 12 77.
