Model Boat Mayhem
The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Pleasure boats, Sports, Race, Power and Leisure Boats: => Topic started by: phillnjack on January 01, 2011, 11:23:46 pm
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exactly what type of insurance do people who race model boats have ?
and how much is ?
phill..........(http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x479/phillnjack4/icons/7_3_109.gif)
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If you join the BMPRS it costs £10 including insurance,im sure Scoop aka Stuart Rae or Danny Bell can tell you more than me what your covered for.Im sure one of them will be along soon ok2.
Mart
http://www.bmprs.co.uk/rules2010.html#h&s
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If you join the BMPRS it costs £10 including insurance,im sure Scoop aka Stuart Rae or Danny Bell can tell you more than me what your covered for.Im sure one of them will be along soon ok2.
Mart
http://www.bmprs.co.uk/rules2010.html#h&s
Quite right Martin, membership to this fast growing racing society BMPRS is £10 per year (January to December) or £8 at membership renewal.
Go to www.bmprs.co.uk and click on the contacts page for contact details
Happy New Year
Scoop
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will this insurance cover you if you arnt sailing with the club or at a club meat
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thats a good valid point
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will this insurance cover you if you arnt sailing with the club or at a club meat
Yes, our insurance covers each individual member throughout the UK and Europe for inland and coastal waters up to £5 million Public Liability, we also have Employers cover up to £10 million.
However BMPRS have introduced a limit of 50.8cc on Petrol motors (D class) which allows for twin 26 (25.4cc) Zenoah's, Sikk's, RCMK's and the like, this rule must be adhered to or the insurance may become invalid.
I very much doubt you will find a less expensive membership fee to join a club, society or association, we offer good value for money and we believe in fair and good honest racing.
It's very easy to join, just download the membership form from our website www.bmprs.co.uk and follow the instructions on it
Regards
Scoop (aka Stewart Rae)
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£10 for all that cant be bad.
ive looked at the rules etc for joing, they dont look to bad, apart from the bit about swearing :-X
how you meant not to swear if your boat sinks ????
phill
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£10 for all that cant be bad.
ive looked at the rules etc for joing, they dont look to bad, apart from the bit about swearing :-X
how you meant not to swear if your boat sinks ????
phill
Hi Phill, your boat won't sink if you put the right amount of floatation in it :}
Regards
Scoop
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Hi Phill, your boat won't sink if you put the right amount of floatation in it :}
Regards
Scoop
Lol :-)).............Phil if it comes to worst just do it out of earshot or under your breath lol
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If my boat sank i wouldnt care if i got chucked out, i would be boatless ha ha
talking iof flotation, are pool noodles any good ?
and how many for an apache for example
phill
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If my boat sank i wouldnt care if i got chucked out, i would be boatless ha ha
talking iof flotation, are pool noodles any good ?
and how many for an apache for example
phill
Phill Pool noodles are great.
Goon join the BMPRS I swear its the best way to enjoy safe ,Fun racing.
Whats more could you want??
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Hi Phil yea poole noodles are what i use when available(poundshop in summer is good) i use arround two in an apache.Yes yes yes join the BMPRS although i dont race the lads ive met and or spoken to are top notch and allways happy to help.They seem a very friendly bunch :-))
Mart
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If my boat sank i wouldnt care if i got chucked out, i would be boatless ha ha
talking iof flotation, are pool noodles any good ?
and how many for an apache for example
phill
As Bill says pool noodles are great for flotation, an Apache would require much the same as in the photo of Bill's Stealth, you will note that Bill has tie wrapped them in so they don't float away should the lid come off. One opposite the tuned pipe and then a load cut and shaped to fit in the void between the front of the hatch and the bow is usually ample. Don't forget to add flotation to the hatch cover as well. O0
Regards
Scoop
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Just 2 poole noodles in an apache !!
is that all it takes to keep an apache afloat ?
Oh i was thinking about 4, ramming them in etc ha ha
how long are these noodle things ? and diameter etc, as ive not seen them.
I imagine they help with keeping sound down a bit as well from hull shell echo etc.
Right , where can i find a kid swimming, so i can nick his noodles <*< {-)
phill .(http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x479/phillnjack4/icons/7_3_109.gif)
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Phil
I had two noodles in my Makara.(the red Boat) I have fitted two in my Stealth boat. As Scoop said it is well worth fitting some to the lid. I remember a chap comming to Stevenage one day and he lost the brand new lid at the bottom of or lake. Now said person had to order and paint a new one. About 2 years latter or lake was neted for the fish and his lid was pulled up from the lake botton. It got wores as he pensioned off the boat from racing just as it was found. Opp's!
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Well my hatch is on a hinge, but accidents can happen i suppose and i couldnt get a new lid for mine as
moulds for these have long gone.
It just seems too good to be true that 2 noodles will do the job.
Ill definitely get a few, and fit to both my power boats
i think i need 5
4 for the boats,
and a spare incase i need a kid to swim out and get the boat back :-))
Ill be searching the poundshop for these from now on.
(and before anyone says anything, i know i need the red ones coz theyre faster) {-)
phill.....(http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x479/phillnjack4/icons/7_3_109.gif)
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As I am not a powerboat racer does anyone have a sugestion where to insure my boats? or does the BMPRS also cover those of us that just like to potter around on the bank with life in the slower lane.
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MPBA Insurance is comprehensive but you have to join the Association. Current annual subscription is £21 which includes the insurance. http://www.mpba.org.uk/insurance.html
If you don't belong to an MPBA affiliated club then you can join via the Countrywide club which caters for individual modellers.
Colin
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thank you, I shall have a look
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As I am not a powerboat racer does anyone have a sugestion where to insure my boats? or does the BMPRS also cover those of us that just like to potter around on the bank with life in the slower lane.
Hi Lord Bungle,
Yes BMPRS insurance does cover those modellers that just wish to potter around.
Our joining fee is £10 and then £8 at renewal, our membership year is January to December. If you would like to know how to join please go to our website www.bmprs.co.uk click on the 'About BMPRS' button then click on 'Membership'
Our insurance covers UK and Europe inland and coastal waters, please be aware that not all club/association insurances give this type of cover, some have limitations on engine capacity, some do not cover running on seawater.
Regards
Stewart Rae (aka Scoop)
BMPRS Public Relations
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BMPRS is the only way to go in my opinion,£10 and includes insurance its unbeatable :-)),that reminds me i need to send a cheque off for my re newel asap no better way to spend £8 in my opinion.
Mart
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Does this insurance cover all boats or just power boats.
ok2
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Does this insurance cover all boats or just power boats.
ok2
Hi Uncle Albert, yes it covers all model boats (except gas turbine powered) that are incapable of carrying a person (eg: the very large models that people sit inside {-)) and if a model is IC powered it must comply with BMPRS rules regarding maximum engine capacity.
Why not tap Delboy or Rodney for a tenner and come and join us. :-))
Regards
Scoop
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BMPRS is the only way to go in my opinion,£10 and includes insurance its unbeatable :-)),that reminds me i need to send a cheque off for my re newel asap no better way to spend £8 in my opinion.
Mart
Well you have till the 31st to get that £8 to us Martin or it's gonna cost you a tenner {-) {-) {-) :-))
Don't forget fellow BMPRS members renewal needs to be made by 31st Jan or your membership fee will revert to the full price of £10
Regards
Scoop
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Yes yes i know that m8 lol :-))
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Scoop,
I am looking to join the BMPRS now, is there any other way of getting a the £10 to you as i no longer have a cheque book? I used the last one and the bank wont re-issue one for some bizzare reason!
Sam
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Scoop,
I am looking to join the BMPRS now, is there any other way of getting a the £10 to you as i no longer have a cheque book? I used the last one and the bank wont re-issue one for some bizzare reason!
Sam
Hi Sam
You can either turn up at one of our race meetings and hand over a crisp £10 note along with your membership application to our membership secretary or failing that send a crossed postal order made out to BMPRS to the name/address on the form.
Hope to see you at the racing.....all race venue's are now up to date on our website www.bmprs.co.uk calendar, keep checking as we are in talks with other clubs so more race dates may be added throughout the race season. :-)) O0
Regards
Scoop
ps Please do not send cash through the post
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could you set up a pay-pall payment method ?
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could you set up a pay-pall payment method ?
Not sure how feasable that would be, but I will make enquiries
Regards
Scoop
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Scoop,
I am looking to join the BMPRS now, is there any other way of getting a the £10 to you as i no longer have a cheque book? I used the last one and the bank wont re-issue one for some bizzare reason!
Sam
Hi again,
I've checked whether we can accept paypal but at the moment we only accept payment by cash (please do not post cash) cheque or Postal Order for membership fees.
Do you have a friend who can send a cheque on your behalf ? :-))
Regards
Scoop
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I might have to try that, either that or come to Kingsbury at the end of the month........
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personally speaking, i'd not really consider setting up a club/paypal account, as please remember paypal take a % of funds transferred both from the sender and reciever. So to cover this method of payment, you would have to increase club fees to cover these costs.
if a person does not have a cheque book, then surely he has a building society account or other bank account, as you need something of an account to get a paypal account. and they can issue a cheque, no problem.
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i would be more then happy to cover the extra charges of pay pall as its really good reliable way of sending payment securely and im sure it would still be what i would see as very cheep for insurance
te other advantage is it could all be set up on the website to fill in the app form and pay your membership all in one easy go
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As would I. I use paypal online whenever I can. Sure beats having your card details stolen by some false company trying to scam you.
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Anybody send me copy of the BMPRS insurance? We have BMPRS people attending at Birkenhead lake sometimes and we need to be sure they are insured.
Dave
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personally speaking, i'd not really consider setting up a club/paypal account, as please remember paypal take a % of funds transferred both from the sender and reciever.
Not so.
The payer pays no fees to PayPal. As payee we are charged typically a flat fee per transaction (22p) plus a percentage (3.4% in our case).
Naturally if the payee chooses to pass that charge onto the payer as a supplementary charge over and above the cost of the goods/services then that's a different issue.
DM
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Anybody send me copy of the BMPRS insurance? We have BMPRS people attending at Birkenhead lake sometimes and we need to be sure they are insured.
Dave
Hi Dave,
Thanks for your query, I believe Mark will be contacting you very soon regarding our insurance, if he hasn't already done so.
Regards
Scoop
BMPRS Public Relations Office