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Motor upgrade - More Horse Power
On 20 Sep 2003 20:18:37 GMT, ospam (F330 GT) wrote:
I have a small 9.9 motor on my 14' small fishing boat. I read the manual it
says it can be upgraded to 30 HP maximum ... wondering if I put a 40 HP on
it, will that be dangerous? coz my I found a good deal on a used 40HP.
John
If you do it, and if you are involved in any accident, your insurance
company will drop you like a hot rock.
...carry on.
noah
Does anybody keep insurance on a 14' aluminum boat? I think some of you guys
are insurance crazy....
I gotta go out now and insure my bicycle. God knows when I might hit somebody.
In 30+ years of boating, the only time I've ever had boat insurance was when I
had a 44' charter boat. I can't think of any of my friends that have ever had
boat insurance either, unless their boat was financed. Then it was because the
finace comapny required it. An trust me, I grew up on an island where everybody
had boats.
Barry
Barry, I can almost understand your sarcastic attitude.
Insurance on a 14 footer seems a bit silly, until something bad
happens. Then the concern becomes one of liability, not repair. If
someone is injured, or worse, the lawyers will come out of the
woodwork. Did you know that Homeowner's insurance can be forced to
pay unrelated liabilities? A few years ago, a teenager on a bicycle,
goofing around with his friends, hit me broadside while I was riding
my motorcycle. Witnesses confirmed what had happened, and the boy's
parents ' homeowner's insurance paid to repair my bike. I didn't sue,
but I could have. They could have lost a lot.
Where I live, there is a phonebook full of lawyers that would be happy
to take everything you own, then garnish your future earnings.
Sometimes the old "ounce of prevention" is worth much more than the
pound of cure.
My reply to John was simply to point out the possibilities. It's his
decision, and I don't sell insurance.
....carry on.
noah
To email me, please remove the "FISH" from the net.
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