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Insuring The Falmouth Bass Boat Company Limited: cover and premium
sailing boats and sailing yachts · several countries
The Falmouth Bass Boat Company Limited: british maker of small sailing boats from Falmouth. NAMMERT insures a The Falmouth Bass Boat Company Limited 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
4,8 to 6,1 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
The Falmouth Bass Boat Company Limited; cover, cost and conditions
Falmouth Bass Boats come from Falmouth on the south coast of Cornwall, a harbour where small sailing and working boats have always been part of the scene. The design dates back to the 1950s and was first built in Falmouth. The Broads Authority boat register names Rodney Warrington-Smythe as the designer of the Bass 16. It began life as an open sailing dinghy, and some boats were later given a small cuddy cabin forward. The hulls are glassfibre. Today several firms keep the designs in production, among them Riverside Products, GMP Yacht Services and Fos-Tek Marine Services. Besides the Bass 16 and Bass 20, the family includes the Falmouth Gypsy and the Working Boat 25.
Our model records list two designs, both classed as sailing boats and both shown with build years from 1982 to 1988: the Falmouth Bass 16 at 4.83 metres and the Falmouth Bass 20 at 6.05 metres. Neither reaches the recent build years, so the youngest boat in our records is close to forty years old. Just over 1.2 metres separate the two sizes. The smaller boat sits on a light trailer and can be sailed open, while the larger one offers more cockpit space and suits day trips along the coast. The Gypsy and the Working Boat 25 do not appear under this name in our records.
A glassfibre boat of this age is usually sound, but it pays to look closely. Check the hull for osmosis blisters and crazing in the gelcoat, and the deck and any cuddy for soft areas around fittings. On a boat that has been sailed hard, the centreboard case, the mast step and the chainplates carry most of the load. Wooden trim, if there is any, wants regular oiling. Sails and running rigging on an older boat may well be original and due for renewal. Many owners keep boats like these on a trailer or a drying mooring, so the trailer and the keel band deserve attention too.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
Who designed the Falmouth Bass Boat?
For The Falmouth Bass Boat Company Limited:
The Broads Authority boat register names Rodney Warrington-Smythe as designer of the Bass 16.
The design goes back to the 1950s and started out as an open sailing dinghy.
How do the Bass 16 and Bass 20 differ?
For The Falmouth Bass Boat Company Limited: Mainly in length:
the Bass 16 measures 4.83 metres in our model records and the Bass 20 6.05 metres.
Both are listed as sailing boats built from 1982 to 1988.
The cover that fits
sailing boat insurance
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Third-party liability
The foundation for a boat from The Falmouth Bass Boat Company Limited: damage to third parties,
worldwide, from €39 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a The Falmouth Bass Boat Company Limited,
at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For The Falmouth Bass Boat Company Limited:
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,
The Falmouth Bass Boat Company Limited included.
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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 The Falmouth Bass Boat
Company Limited.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by The Falmouth Bass Boat Company Limited, build years and cover
Falmouth Bass 16 is a sailing boat from The Falmouth Bass Boat Company Limited,
built from 1982 to 1988.
Also a sailing boat, built from 1982 to 1988.
For the Falmouth Bass 16 and Falmouth Bass 20 by The Falmouth Bass Boat Company Limited 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 Falmouth Bass 16, Falmouth Bass 20 by The Falmouth Bass Boat Company Limited series:
On boats this size the condition of rig and fittings decides.
A dismasting is covered, worn terminals after years are not.
What does a used The Falmouth Bass Boat Company Limited cost?
We hold today’s price ranges by year for 2 models by The Falmouth Bass Boat Company Limited.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Falmouth Bass 16 | 1985 | €4,300 to €5,500 |
| Falmouth Bass 20 | 1985 | €5,200 to €6,600 |
Estimate from our boat records, October 2026.
Not a survey.
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