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RM Fora Marine: french builder of plywood-epoxy sailing yachts. NAMMERT insures a RM Fora 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

sailing boats and sailing yachts

Typical sizes

8,9 to 14,7 m

Premium from

from €39 a year for liability

Worth knowing

RM Fora Marine; cover, cost and conditions

RM Yachts builds in La Rochelle on the French Atlantic coast, with roots in Fora Marine from the 1980s. Since 1995 the designs have come from Marc Lombard's office; Lombard learned plywood-epoxy building in Maine and was among the first to bring it to France. Hulls are made from okoumé marine plywood fully sealed in epoxy, a galvanised steel frame inside takes the loads, and the deck is usually glassfibre sandwich. An RM is easy to spot: a multi-chine hull carrying its beam well aft, painted topsides instead of gelcoat and twin rudders as standard, with a twin keel option for tidal waters. The yard now belongs to the Grand Large Yachting group.

Our model records list eleven sailing yachts built from 2007 onwards. Ten carry the RM name, and one Pogo 10.50 of 10.5 metres is filed under the yard for 2009 to 2015. The oldest entry is the RM 1350 from 2007, followed in 2008 by the RM 1060 and RM 1260, in 2010 by the RM 890 and RM 1360, and later by the RM 1070, RM 1270, RM 970, RM 1370 and, in 2016, the RM 1180. Five designs run into the most recent build years: RM 890, RM 970, RM 1070, RM 1180 and RM 1370. The other RM lines end between 2016 and 2020. Lengths range from 8.9 metres for the RM 890 to 14.74 metres for the RM 1370, and seven of the eleven yachts measure more than eleven metres.

Plywood-epoxy lasts well as long as the seal stays intact, so a used RM deserves a close look wherever the epoxy skin may have been broken: around deck fittings, at through-hull openings, in the keel area and at any repaired knocks. Moisture readings and a surveyor familiar with wood-epoxy construction help here. Painted hulls need repainting from time to time, which is routine upkeep rather than a defect. Twin rudders mean two sets of bearings and linkages to check, and on twin keel boats the keel roots should be inspected after years of drying out. The wide stern gives generous space in the cockpit.

Questions and answers

Frequent questions

What are RM yachts built from?

For RM Fora Marine: The hull is okoumé marine plywood sealed in epoxy,

stiffened inside by a galvanised steel frame.

The deck is usually glassfibre sandwich, and the hulls are painted rather than finished in gelcoat.

Which is the largest RM in the records?

For RM Fora Marine: The RM 1370 at 14.74 metres, listed from 2015 into the most recent build years.

The smallest is the RM 890 at 8.9 metres.

The cover that fits

For RM Fora 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, RM Fora Marine included.

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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 RM Fora Marine.

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

Series by RM Fora Marine, build years and cover

RM 890

RM 890 is a sailing yacht from RM Fora Marine, built since 2010.

RM 970

Also a sailing yacht, built since 2014.

RM 1070

Also a sailing yacht, built since 2011.

RM 1180

Also a sailing yacht, built since 2016.

RM 1370

Also a sailing yacht, built since 2015.

RM 1270

RM 1270 is a sailing yacht from RM Fora Marine, built from 2013 to 2020.

RM 1060

Also a sailing yacht, built from 2008 to 2017.

RM 1260

Also a sailing yacht, built from 2008 to 2017.

RM 1360

Also a sailing yacht, built from 2010 to 2017.

RM 1350

Also a sailing yacht, built from 2007 to 2016.

Pogo 10.50

Pogo 10.50 is a sailing yacht from RM Fora Marine, built from 2009 to 2015.

What this means for the cover

As the RM 890, RM 970, RM 1070 by RM Fora 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 RM 1270, RM 1060, RM 1260 by RM Fora Marine and 3 more 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 RM 890, RM 970, RM 1070 by RM Fora Marine and further 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.

All series at a glance

The RM Fora Marine range in figures

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

build years and length, nothing estimated.

sailing yacht: 11 models, since 2007, mostly 10.5 to 13.7 m

Which model was built when?

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

What does a used RM Fora Marine cost?

We hold today’s price ranges by year for 10 models by RM Fora 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
RM 1060	2011	€77,800 to €99,000
RM 1070	2014 to 2024	€91,400 to €216,000
RM 1180	2019 to 2024	€157,400 to €272,700
RM 1260	2011 to 2016	€102,100 to €184,300
RM 1270	2016 to 2019	€134,300 to €216,700
RM 1350	2010 to 2013	€153,000 to €216,400
RM 1360	2013 to 2016	€155,500 to €250,100
RM 1370	2018 to 2024	€239,400 to €431,400
RM 890	2013 to 2024	€47,900 to €119,800
RM 970	2017 to 2024	€68,500 to €161,200