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Insuring Snark Products: cover and premium
sailing boats and sailing yachts · several countries
Snark Products: american maker of small foam-hulled sailing boats. NAMMERT insures a Snark Products 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
3,5 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
Snark Products; cover, cost and conditions
Snark Products was an American maker of small sailing boats based in Fort Lee, New Jersey, co-founded in the mid-sixties by Jim McMullen. The Snarks became known for the way they were made: the hull is expanded polystyrene foam, which the company clad with its own patented process, later with a skin of ABS plastic sold as Corelite and Armorclad. Ownership changed often. A New York advertising agency bought the firm in 1972, then came Kransco of San Francisco, Lockley in 1984, Entwistle in Massachusetts and, in 1996, the Meyers Boat Company of Adrian, Michigan, which halted production around 2018. Well known types include the Sea Snark, Super Snark and Sunflower.
Our model records list one Snark Products design, the Mayflower, a sailing boat of 3.5 metres built from 1975 to 1982. Within the brand it was something of an exception. Where most Snarks were made entirely of clad foam, the Mayflower, according to an American boat database, has a glassfibre hull with a polystyrene core, which makes it stiffer and longer lasting. It was meant as a family daysailer for beginners and small lakes, with a simple lateen sail and plenty of cockpit room. No line runs into the most recent build years, so the boats listed are around forty years old or more, small pieces of American leisure history still afloat.
A Mayflower is light enough to live on a roof rack or a small trailer, which also makes it easy to inspect. Turn the hull over and look for delamination where the glassfibre skin meets the foam core, and for soft spots near the mast step and the daggerboard trunk. The lateen spars and their lashings take a lot of strain for such a small boat, so check them for cracks and worn line. Sun is the main enemy of old plastics, so a boat kept under shade will be in better shape than one left out for years. Rigging is simple enough that a family can be sailing within minutes of reaching the water.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
How does the Mayflower differ from other Snark boats?
For Snark Products: Most Snarks have a hull of clad foam.
The Mayflower instead has a glassfibre hull with a polystyrene core, which makes it stiffer.
Our model records list it at 3.5 metres, built from 1975 to 1982.
What kind of sail does the Mayflower carry?
For Snark Products: A simple lateen sail on two spars, typical of small family boats of the time.
It goes up quickly, which suits short trips to small lakes.
The cover that fits
sailing boat insurance
Tariffs, cover and FAQ for sailing boat insurance in detail.
Third-party liability
The foundation for a boat from Snark Products: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €39 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a Snark Products, at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For Snark Products: 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, Snark Products included.
Insuring sailing boats and sailing yachts, every brand and every condition
Other builders in this class
Nautical information What counts before you cast off, papers, equipment, waters
Licence
Under sail no licence is needed; with an auxiliary engine from 15 hp one is.
Registration
Official number or boat certificate; a flag document for trips abroad.
Waters
Inland lakes, the Baltic and the North Sea; tide, current and shoals belong in the passage plan.
Equipment
Lifejackets, harness and jackstays, lifebuoy, distress signals, reefing system.
Cruising range
Certificate of insurance for foreign harbours; check that racing is covered.
Weather
Reef in time: first reef from Beaufort 5, second from 6, watch the gust forecast.
General guidance, not a complete account;
what governs are the rules of the waters you are on and the manual of your Snark Products.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Snark Products, build years and cover
Mayflower is a sailing boat from Snark Products, built from 1975 to 1982.
For the Mayflower by Snark Products 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 Mayflower by Snark Products series:
On boats this size the condition of rig and fittings decides.
A dismasting is covered, worn terminals after years are not.
Snark Products insured in five minutes.
Boat type, year built, length and value of your Snark Products are all we need.
Work out the premium online or call us: +49 3375 29 12 77.
