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PROPERTY | | | | |
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Property covered | | | | |
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Communication equipment | | X | | |
Described boat | X | X | X | X |
Described motor | X | X | | X |
Described tender | | X | | X |
Described trailer | X | X | X | X |
Detachable equipment | X | | | |
Dinghies and their outboard motors used to service covered property | X | | | |
Navigation equipment | | X | | |
Newly acquired property | X | | | X |
Non-owned boats (any limitation) | | X | | |
Operating equipment | | X | | X |
Personal effects | X | X | X | X |
Photo or electronic equipment | | X (with exceptions) | | |
Portable accessories used in the navigation, operation, or maintenance of a boat | X | | | |
Radios (CBs, ship-to-shore, radar systems, sonar, or other transmitting and recovering systems) while in or on covered property unless permanently attached | X | | | |
Safety equipment | | X | | |
Substitute boats (any limitation) | X Previous limit | X | | |
Trolling motors | | X | | |
Water skis and other sporting equipment | X | | | |
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Open or named perils | Open | Open | Open | Open |
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Exclusions | | | | |
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Bubbling and delamination | X | | X | |
Civil authority | X | | | |
Commercial use | X | X | | |
Contamination of deterioration | X | | | |
Corrosion | X | X | X | X (except electrolytic) |
Criminal acts or omissions | X | | | |
Dampness of atmosphere, rot, dry rot, mold, or mildew | | X | X | |
Delay, loss of use, or loss of value | | | X | |
Diminution in value | | X | | |
Dishonesty | | | | |
Electrolytic of galvanic action | | | X | |
Faulty maintenance | X | | | |
Faulty materials, workmanship, design | | X | | X |
Fines, penalties, tax liens | X | | | |
Freezing, thawing, changes in temperature, overheating | X | X | X | |
Governmental action | X | | | |
Illegal transportation of property | X | X | | |
Inadequate lubrication, fuel contamination, abnormal combustion, misalignment of mechanical components | | X | | |
Ingestion (not caused by an accident) | | X | | |
Insects, vermin, animals, or marine life | X | X | X | X (exception for some damage caused by zebra mussels) |
Intentional acts | X | X | X | X |
Lack of reasonable care or due diligence in maintenance | | | X | |
Latent defect | X | X | X | X |
Marring, scratching, denting, | X | X | X | X |
Mechanical breakdown | X | X | X | |
Nuclear | X | X | | X |
Osmosis or blistering | | | X | X |
Owned in whole or in part by someone other than the insured or insured's spouse | | X | | |
Power surge | | X | | |
Pressure of weight of water, snow, or ice, whether or not driven by wind | | | X | |
Racing | X | X | | |
Riot or revolt | | X | | |
Rust, inherent vice, contamination | X | X | X | |
Seizure by government | | X | | |
Seizure by the lienholder | | X | | |
Used as primary or permanent residence | X | | | |
Unseaworthiness | X | X | | |
War | X | X | | X |
Wear and tear | X | | X | X |
While being repaired | X | | | |
While being transported over land | | X | | |
While being used as a residence | X | | | |
While carrying persons or property for a fee | X | | | |
While outside of policy territory | X | X | X | |
While rented to others | X | | | |
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Loss adjustment basis | ACV | Replacement Cost | Replacement Cost | Replacement cost |
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Wreck removal coverage | X | X (if removal required by law) | | |
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LIABILITY | | | | |
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Exclusions | | | | |
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Care, custody, or control | | X | X | |
Commercial use | X | X | | |
Communicable diseases | X | X | | |
Contractual liability | X | X | X | X |
Controlled substances | X | | | |
Corporal punishment or abuse | X | X | | |
Costs for removal, transportation, or disposal of the insured watercraft | | X | | |
Criminal acts | X | | | |
Damage to owned or transported property | X | | | |
Employees (bodily injury to) | X | | | |
Fines or penalties | X | X | | X |
Illegal transportation | X | X | | |
Insured (bodily injury to) or insured's household members or family members | X | | X | X |
Intentional acts | X | X | X | X |
Jones Act (bodily injury to employees eligible for benefits) | | | X | |
Kite sailing or skiing , parasailing, or other water sports involving tethering or towing | X | X | X | |
Noise or vibration | | X | | |
Nuclear | X | X | | X |
Officers, shareholders, directors, or partners (bodily injury to) | | | X | |
Owned in whole or in part by someone other than named insured or spouse | | X | | |
Owned property | X | X | X | |
Pollution | X | X | | |
Professional services | X | | | |
Public or livery conveyance | X | | | |
Racing (any exceptions) | X (sailboats) | X | | |
Rented property | X | X | X | |
Riot or revolt | | X | | |
Sailing | | X | | |
Salvage charges | | X | | |
SCUBA diving | | | X | |
Sexual acts | | X | | |
Spinnaker flying, hang gliding, or similar | | X | | |
Tax liens | X | | | |
Transportation of insured property | X | | | |
Trespassers (bodily injury to) | | X | X | |
Unseaworthiness | X | | | |
Used without permission | X | | | |
War | X | X | | X |
Water sports accidents | | X | | |
While being towed | X | | | |
While being transported on land | X | X | | X (except where being hauled out of water or launched) |
While engaged in the boat business | X | | | |
While outside policy territory | X | X | X | |
While rented to others | X | | | |
Workers compensation (including Federal Longshore) | X | | | |
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Defense expense | | | | |
Inside limit | | X | X | |
Outside limit | X | | | X |
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Punitive damages | | | | |
Excluded | | X | | X |
Covered | | | | |
Silent on issue | X | | X | |
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MEDICAL PAYMENTS | | | | |
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Time limit | 3 years | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year |
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Coverage for named insured and family | X | | | |
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Additional Exclusions | | | | |
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Bodily injury occurring while insured property is being conveyed, hauled out, or launched | | | | X |
Bodily injury occurring while watercraft being operated by any person without insured's or spouse's knowledge and permission | | X | | |
Bodily injury to insured's employee when workers compensation is available or required | | X | | |
Bodily injury to trespassers | X | X | | |
Insured's employees | | | | X |
Intended or expected bodily injury | | X | | |
Workers compensation | X | | | X |
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CONDITIONS | | | | |
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Policy territory | U.S.,Canada, Great Lakes, coastal waters extending 100 statute miles or less from the coast of the U.S. or Canada (with exceptions for personal watercraft coverage) | No more than 50 miles from safe port, harbor, or anchorage in U. S. or Canada if watercraft is less than 24 feet long; 150 miles from safe port, harbor, or anchorage in U.S., Canada or Pacific coast of Mexico (Rio Santo Tomas or north) if greater than 24 feet long; also, international shared lakes of the U.S. and Mexico if launched from the U.S. and not docked in Mexico | Specified in declarations. | |
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OTHER COVERAGES | | | | |
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Additional Insureds | | X | | |
Equipment on shore | | | | X |
Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation | | | X | X |
Overland transport | | | | X |
Towing | X | X | X | X |
Uninsured boaters | X | | X | X |
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