Personal Watercraft Insurance, Choose Marinas Carefully During a Storm
If bringing your boat or yacht ashore is simply not an option, choose your marina with care. A marina that is well sheltered is always preferable because any marina vulnerable to surge offers little protection for boats no matter how well they are secured. Boatyard insurance analysis shows that many vessels come through hurricanes with minimal damage when kept at floating docks with tall pilings. This is likely because the floating docks permit the vessels to rise and fall with the surge whereas fixed docks or floating docks with short pilings stretch and stress the lines. It is advisable to add extra lines if the weather forecast is particularly dire
