Insuring Bootsbau Hellwig
motorboats and sports boats · Germany
Hellwig builds motorboats and sports boats in Germany. NAMMERT insures boats of this make regardless of year built or where you bought them, liability, hull, legal expenses and personal accident cover from one house, taken out online in five minutes.
At a glance
Origin
Germany
Class
motorboats and sports boats
Typical sizes
4 bis 6 m
Premium from
from €49 a year for liability
Worth knowing
Bootsbau Hellwig; cover, cost and conditions
Hellwig boats have been on German inland waters for decades, many of them with a second or third owner. The Marathon range is the core, joined by Korfu, Kreta and the electrically powered Elektra. For insurance purposes these are small boats with stable values, where the depreciated value says little about the actual replacement price.
That is why the agreed value is the means of choice here. A well-kept boat from the eighties with a new engine costs a multiple on the market of what a pure depreciated-value calculation produces. Photos, invoices for the engine and the refit and a short condition report are enough to set the agreed value realistically.
With the electric models it is worth looking at the battery. First-generation gel lead systems are wearing parts, whereas modern lithium retrofits are a value factor that belongs in the sum insured. Report the conversion so that value and cover match.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
How do I insure a forty-year-old boat correctly?
With an agreed value based on the replacement value rather than on the depreciated value. Documents covering the engine, the refit and the equipment help to substantiate the value.
Is a retrofitted electric drive covered as well?
Yes, if it has been reported and taken into account in the value. This also applies to the battery, provided it is a permanent part of the boat.
The cover that fits
For the whole class of boat
What matters for motorboats and sports boats 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.
Insuring motorboats and sports boats, 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 your boat’s manual. Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Hellwig, with value and cover
Florett 140 / 165 is a motorboat from Hellwig (Germany), built from 1975 to 1995, and today changes hands at between €2,000 and €8,000.
Junior / Jet is a motorboat from Hellwig (Germany), built from 1975 to 1995, and today changes hands at between €2,000 and €7,000.
Marathon 470 / 485 is a motorboat from Hellwig (Germany), built from 1980 to 2005, and today changes hands at between €4,000 and €15,000.
Marathon V 460 bis V 525 is a motorboat from Hellwig (Germany), built from 1985 to 2010, and today changes hands at between €5,000 and €18,000.
Korfu / Kreta is a motorboat from Hellwig (Germany), built from 1985 to 2005, and today changes hands at between €4,000 and €14,000.
Cabine Classic 190 is a motorboat from Hellwig (Germany), built from 1990 to 2010, and today changes hands at between €6,000 and €20,000.
Elektra 460 is an electric boat from Hellwig (Germany), built from 1990 to 2015, and today changes hands at between €5,000 and €18,000.
Milos V 580 / V 585 / V 630 is a motorboat from Hellwig (Germany), built from 1990 to 2018, and today changes hands at between €7,000 and €26,000.
Hellwig Taros / Poros is a motorboat from Hellwig (Germany), built from 1985 to 2010, and today changes hands at between €4,000 and €15,000.
Hellwig Triton / Triton TS und TSL is a motorboat from Hellwig (Germany), built from 1990 to 2015, and today changes hands at between €5,000 and €20,000.
For a series of this age 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.
On a motorboat the drive is the single most valuable part. Damage after grounding is covered, an engine failure from wear is not.
For a series built in these years 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.
On an electric boat the battery is the largest single item. It belongs in the sum insured, otherwise the most expensive part is missing in a total loss.
Models of this make we insure
Each model has its own page with cover, cost and the points that matter for that boat. Your model not listed? We insure it all the same.
Hellwig insured in five minutes.
Calculate the premium online, policy the same day, or call us: +49 3375 / 29 12 77.
