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Insuring Protector Boats: cover and premium

inflatables and RIBs · several countries

Protector Boats: builder of large RIBs. NAMMERT insures a Protector Boats 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

7,1 to 14 m

Premium from

from €49 a year for liability

Worth knowing

Protector Boats; cover, cost and conditions

Protector Boats are rigid inflatables built by Rayglass in Auckland, New Zealand. Rayglass has been making fibreglass boats since 1985, and founder Tony Hembrow launched the first Protector in 1997: a fibreglass hull topped with buoyancy tubes. They soon served with the Coastguard and as chase boats at the America's Cup. You can tell a Protector by its range names, Targa, Chase, Center Console and Cabin, by the length in feet with a prime mark on older models, and by three digit numbers such as 310 or 410 on newer ones. The Tauranga and Hauraki take their names from New Zealand.

Our model records list 26 Protector models, all rigid inflatables. Build years run from 1996 to 2027, and nine models continue into current production. Lengths span 7.1 to 14 metres, half of them between 9.25 and 11.8, with a median of 10.4. The Targa range with its wheelhouse is the largest at nine models, from the Targa 28' at nine metres to the Targa 410 at 12.8. Six Center Console models cover 22 to 38 feet, and the Chase runs from the 250 at 7.5 metres to the 410 at 12.8. Two Cabin models, the Hauraki 40' and the Tauranga at 38, 41 and 46 feet, the biggest measuring 14 metres, complete the list.

Protectors are used as fast day boats, dive platforms, tenders and commuters, often with twin or triple outboards. Their value depends heavily on engine hours and the age of those outboards, on the condition of the tubes, which wear out long before the hull, and on the electronics fitted at the helm.

Questions and answers

Frequent questions

Who builds Protector Boats?

For Protector Boats: Rayglass in Auckland, New Zealand, which launched the first Protector,

a RIB with a fibreglass hull, in 1997.

Our records hold 26 models from 7.1 to 14 metres.

How do the Targa and Chase differ?

For Protector Boats: The Targa models have a wheelhouse and range from nine to 12.8 metres.

The Chase is a more open layout, running from the 250 at 7.5 metres to the 410 at 12.8.

The cover that fits

For Protector Boats: 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, Protector Boats 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 Protector Boats.

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