Is there any where in western sydney today i can drop my boat into for a insurance valuation?
Is it possibly to just insure my trailer?
Going to get a pink slip for the trailer today so thought while i have her out i should start the insurance process as i am pretty nervous using any boat ramp other than port botany
Not too sure about insurance valuation, but, my boat and trailer are covered by my car insurance, when it's connected to the car (as long as the trailer is registered) but when not connected, it needs it's own insurance, kind of weird hey? So, in a kind of way, if the trailer was stolen at the ramp (very rare down here) then the car insurance should be the one to claim, but at home, boat insurance covers it.
Check with local boat yards, cost of several hundred $ to a lot more depending on your insurer and their requirements. Some want basic details and that the boat won't sink, others want a lot more including compression tests on the motor.Originally Posted by gazza2006au
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Thanks Noel i just cant afford another trailer atm if it gets knocked off i found one company that quoted $655 p/a but said it will need to be inspected before agreeing
Thanks Digs i never knew they goto that kind of length just to insure a boat
My cousin works on the harbour and sent me a pic of all the 1 meter king fish busting up so i looked up the closes ramp which was bayview park than looked at pictures and seen this at the boat ramp
Sydney for u, just cant win
What am I missing..?
I reckon you see a sign like that everywhere you go .......
Mate just get a good locking device for your trailer ...... it's that simple (99.9% safe)- if that 0.1% someone turns up with an angle grinder , then nothing will stop a thief like that.
Chris
Give a man a fish & he will eat for a day !
Teach him how to fish
& he will sit in a boat - & drink beer all day!
TEAM MOJIKO
I had a quote pending inspection for 17k but i may be under pricing the rig after looking at trailers online it would cost 10k just to replace my trailer like for like
Thought about applying the hand brake and having two ball valve taps each side of the trailer to lock the brakes while the car is parked so it cant be towed away criminals are pretty dumb but if they had a thought they could cut the brake hose going to the calipers
Also planning to use a itag hidden but not sure if they are submersible
Far out ....... just keep the boat in the back yard & be done with it . You're just as likely to have your car stolen as a home made trailer.
Chris
Give a man a fish & he will eat for a day !
Teach him how to fish
& he will sit in a boat - & drink beer all day!
TEAM MOJIKO
Is that 10k trailer the one you were going to build for under $3k?
Lol
More likely to be knocked off from home then a ramp
wheel clamp and shackle clamp and be done with it, then go get all those 1m kingies your mate said are there
there are signs at any metropolitan and many other boat ramps for people with no commonsense making it easy for thieves
Just pick ramps that have other trailers to choose from in the carpark at the time, no one is taking your trailer then
Just let one tyre down take a 12v air pump with you no one will wont to steal a trailer with a flat tyre if your worried about the trailer getting stolen or back your trailer in and make it harder. .
or just run a chain and padlock from your leg to the trailer in your backyard and sit in your loungeroom at home and watch people catching 1m Kingies on youtube.....I find thats the best way to avoid worrying about trailer theft...
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