Insuring Klepper Faltbootwerft
dinghies and small craft · Germany
Klepper builds dinghies and small craft in Germany. NAMMERT insures boats of this make regardless of year built or where you bought them, hull, legal expenses and personal accident cover from one house, taken out online in five minutes.
At a glance
Origin
Germany
Class
dinghies and small craft
Typical sizes
3 bis 6 m
Premium from
from €59 a year for hull cover
Worth knowing
Klepper Faltbootwerft; cover, cost and conditions
Klepper has been building folding kayaks since 1907, and the Aerius is the best-known folding kayak in the world, a wooden frame with a boat skin that fits into two packsacks and is assembled in twenty minutes. In insurance terms this design is a special case: most of the time the boat exists as luggage and is only put together for paddling.
This leads to the actual risk: theft. A Klepper in its packsack sits in the cellar, in the car, on the platform or in the hotel room, and it is valuable, a new Aerius II costs a four-figure sum, restored classics sometimes more. Our full hull cover covers theft from locked rooms and vehicles. State the boat number; on a folding kayak it is on the frame and in the papers, not on the hull.
The boat skin is the component with a limited service life. It ages, becomes porous and has to be replaced after fifteen to twenty years, that is wear and tear and cannot be insured. What is covered is damage from outside: being slit open on a stone, a tear caused by driftwood, storm damage. The same applies to the frame: breakage under load is covered, rot and ageing are not. We do not offer third-party liability for muscle-powered boats.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
Is my folding kayak insured in its packsack?
Yes, against theft from locked rooms and vehicles. State the boat number from the papers, on the frame, not on the hull.
Is an aged boat skin covered?
No, ageing is wear and tear. What is covered is damage from outside: being slit open, a tear caused by driftwood, storm damage.
The cover that fits
Für Klepper zeichnen wir keine eigene Bootshaftpflicht, dafür greift in der Regel Ihre Privathaftpflicht. Kasko, Rechtsschutz und Unfallschutz versichern wir wie bei jedem anderen Fahrzeug.
For the whole class of boat
What matters for dinghies and small craft 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 dinghies and small craft, every brand and every condition
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Nautical information What counts before you cast off, papers, equipment, waters
Licence
No licence required; muscle-powered craft are licence-free, federal waterways included.
Registration
No registration required. Some waters do ask for a local permit or sticker before you launch.
Waters
Inland lakes, rivers and the coast, mind nature-reserve rules; many stretches are closed seasonally.
Equipment
Buoyancy aid or lifejacket, buoyancy bags in the boat, spraydeck, a waterproof case for phone and papers, a whistle.
Cruising range
The agreed cruising range is stated in the policy and can be extended for a single trip at any time.
Weather
Offshore wind is the main risk: it carries you away from the bank and makes the return hard. Check wind direction and the gust forecast before you launch.
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 Klepper, with value and cover
Klepper Aerius II / Quattro is a kayak from Klepper (Germany), built since 1980, and today changes hands at between €2,000 and €7,000.
Klepper Free / Backyak is a kayak from Klepper (Germany), built since 2010, and today changes hands at between €2,000 and €5,000.
Aerius folding kayak is a kayak from Klepper (Germany), built since 1950, and today changes hands at between €1,000 and €8,000.
Aerius I / II is a kayak from Klepper (Germany), built since 1950, and today changes hands at between €1,000 and €6,000.
Quattro is a kayak from Klepper (Germany), built since 1990, and today changes hands at between €2,000 and €7,000.
Klepper FAM (folding kayak) is a motorboat from Klepper (Germany), built from 1960 to 2010, and today changes hands at between €1,000 and €5,000.
Klepper Aerius folding kayak is a motorboat from Klepper (Germany), built since 1950, and today changes hands at between €1,400 and €5,500.
As the series is still in production, parts are available and repairs are predictable. Still, set the value at replacement cost, including sails, rigging or gear you bought later.
On a kayak accident cover comes first; liability is usually handled by your private policy. Hull cover deals with theft and transit damage.
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.
As the series is 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.
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.
Klepper insured in five minutes.
Calculate the premium online, policy the same day, or call us: +49 3375 / 29 12 77.
