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ApS · 02-16-2005, 11:56 AM

I read today that two insurance companies, Blackadar and St. Louis, are no longer insuring "performance boats". (At $5000 per year, I might add).

What happens to Winnipesaukee when these boats are in the hands of those who can "afford" no insurance?

But back to enhanced testing/licensure of oversized and GFBL boats.

One test question comes to mind:

What do you do when one of your GFBL switches "goes soft"?

1) Set the other side to match and continue.
2) Stop, remove the switch, and crimp the wires together when needed.
3) Return to your home port at reduced speed.
4) Live with it -- it's a weekend anyway -- no repair shop is open.

02-16-2005, 11:56 AM	#53
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 6,028 Thanks: 2,285 Thanked 789 Times in 564 Posts	Mixed feelings, here I read today that two insurance companies, Blackadar and St. Louis, are no longer insuring "performance boats". (At $5000 per year, I might add). What happens to Winnipesaukee when these boats are in the hands of those who can "afford" no insurance? But back to *enhanced* testing/licensure of oversized and GFBL boats. One test question comes to mind: What do you do when one of your GFBL switches "goes soft"? 1) Set the other side to match and continue. 2) Stop, remove the switch, and crimp the wires together when needed. 3) Return to your home port at reduced speed. 4) Live with it -- it's a weekend anyway -- no repair shop is open.