Wayne.B wrote:

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:43:42 GMT, Don W
wrote:


Right now, the Irwin is
insured through State Farm, and the coverage is
good for 30 miles offshore (which will have to
change when we start cruising seriously).


Last I had heard State Farm was not taking on *any* new customers in
Florida, house or boat, loss or no loss. Have things changed or are
you somewhere north?

Depends on where you are in FL whether we're N or
S of you. We're on the Texas gulf coast. We got
lucky in 2005, but we did have the eye of a Cat 1
go right over the top of us in 2003. We didn't
own the boat then, but dockmates say it was in the
same slip it is now at them time.

Don't know about State Farm and Florida. I do
know my boat insurance is roughly equal to my
house insurance in cost, and I could cut the
insurance cost to 1/2 of what it is by getting the
boat off of the coast--But that would take most of
the fun out.

Don W.