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theives ,theives and more bloody theives

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Created by waveboy1 > 9 months ago, 26 Nov 2011
waveboy1
VIC, 236 posts
26 Nov 2011 4:16PM
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Had just got back from gunna after nice wave sail and hung out 2 wetsuits 1 spring and 1 new ripcurl 3/4 had for 6mths and some mongrel took-it from my clothes line at least he left my harness anyways what is a good insurer too go with for wind surfing gear and do they pay up when **** happens any advice cheers

Mark _australia
WA, 23717 posts
26 Nov 2011 1:25PM
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I reckon your household contents insurance would cover it especially if hung out around the back

It is expensive to specifically insure windsurf gear.

My contents insurance was for about $100K and cost me about $50 per fortnight.
When I added all my w/s gear so it is covered for theft and damage anywhere, any time it is not in use, it went up to $85 per fortnight
Good peace of mind though

Gorgo
VIC, 5127 posts
26 Nov 2011 4:39PM
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Most house insurance covers non-specific items up to a limit of about $1000 per claim.

You can nominate specific items for an additional premium.

Unless the item is very expensive it is not worth nominating. You get stung with excess and depreciation and stuff.

The best thing is to buy your gear, use, abuse it, take care of it, wear it out, replace it.

Mark _australia
WA, 23717 posts
26 Nov 2011 2:14PM
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Gorgo said...

Most house insurance covers non-specific items up to a limit of about $1000 per claim.

You can nominate specific items for an additional premium.

Unless the item is very expensive it is not worth nominating. You get stung with excess and depreciation and stuff.

The best thing is to buy your gear, use, abuse it, take care of it, wear it out, replace it.


Yeah but $10K worth of gear in your car and somebody prangs into it? Or it catches fire?
Or a big tree blows over on the perfect 35kn day and squashes all ya stuff?
I take the peace of mind option.....

Haircut
QLD, 6491 posts
26 Nov 2011 4:54PM
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it's worth clarifying beyond any doubt what the windsurfing equipment is when taking out new home/contents insurance. After hours of ringing around different companies, who off-the-cuff said the windsurfing equipment would be covered, once I described what the items were in detail, and once they understood what it actually was, and them going away to talk to a supervisor / re -checking their PDS, it turns out they would not cover them whatsoever.

not sure if it works differently in other states, but in qld;

nrma = no
racq / racv = no
gio = no
aami = no


suncorp and allianz were the only two qld home/contents insurers who agreed to cover it. suncorp with less fuss than the other

Cheers


log man
VIC, 8289 posts
26 Nov 2011 6:16PM
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waveboy1 said...

Had just got back from gunna after nice wave sail and hung out 2 wetsuits 1 spring and 1 new ripcurl 3/4 had for 6mths and some mongrel took-it from my clothes line at least he left my harness anyways what is a good insurer too go with for wind surfing gear and do they pay up when **** happens any advice cheers

Are you sure you didn't lose the harness as well, oh and that 2 week old patagonia wetsuit........are you sure, and of course that new diving watch. damn those pesky thieves.

GreenGriff
SA, 137 posts
26 Nov 2011 6:03PM
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$2200 a year for insurance I'd be putting the money in the bank

thats a couple very expensive wetsuits every year or replace all ya gear every 5yrs

SandS
VIC, 5904 posts
26 Nov 2011 10:01PM
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log man said...

waveboy1 said...

Had just got back from gunna after nice wave sail and hung out 2 wetsuits 1 spring and 1 new ripcurl 3/4 had for 6mths and some mongrel took-it from my clothes line at least he left my harness anyways what is a good insurer too go with for wind surfing gear and do they pay up when **** happens any advice cheers

Are you sure you didn't lose the harness as well, oh and that 2 week old patagonia wetsuit........are you sure, and of course that new diving watch. damn those pesky thieves.


Log ... That way of thinking / acting is the reason why honest people have to pay an arm and leg for insurance!!!!



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