{"id":84,"date":"2023-12-20T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meinersinsurance.com\/blog\/?p=84"},"modified":"2023-12-30T20:30:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T02:30:11","slug":"what-to-know-about-insuring-your-boat-for-winter-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meinersinsurance.com\/blog\/what-to-know-about-insuring-your-boat-for-winter-storage\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Know About Insuring Your Boat for Winter Storage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color:#000000\">Avon Lake is a terrific place to live, work, and play.&nbsp;Particularly if you are a boat owner. Especially if you own a boat, summers go by quickly in Northeast Ohio, but boaters seem to make the most of the season. Meiners Insurance serves the Avon Lake, OH&nbsp;area with boat insurance, including winter boat storage coverage. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color:#000000\">Here&#8217;s what you should know about storing and insuring your boat for the off-season:<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#000000\">Boat Insurance May Be Required Year Around<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000\">This is particularly true if your boat is being financed. The finance company will want their risk to be covered against theft, vandalism, winter storms, and more. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#000000\">Boat Insurance is Not Required in Ohio<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000\">With the exception of boats that are being financed, boat insurance is not required in the state. It is still a prudent step to take. Even in storage, your boat can suffer theft or damage from fire, weather, and more. Year-round coverage can protect your investment.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#000000\">Properly Winterize and Store Your Boat<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000\">Boat insurance may not cover damage from freezing if they are not properly winterized or stored. Make sure your boat is prepared and secure.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color:#000000\">How Your Boat is Stored Matters<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000\">Storing a boat indoors in a temperature-controlled building may be more expensive, but it can be better for the craft and cheaper to insure in the off-season.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#000000\">Meiners Insurance Is Here To Help<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000\">If you own a boat, we encourage you to reach out to us at Meiners Insurance, serving the Avon Lake, OH&nbsp;area. Whether it is a fishing boat, ski boat, pontoon,&nbsp;or luxury yacht, we can help make sure you have appropriate coverage, including through the Ohio boat storage winter season. Contact us with your questions and for a free quote today.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Avon Lake is a terrific place to live, work, and play.&nbsp;Particularly if you are a boat owner. Especially if you own a boat, summers go by quickly in Northeast Ohio, but boaters seem to make the most of the season. Meiners Insurance serves the Avon Lake, OH&nbsp;area with boat insurance, including winter boat storage coverage. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-84","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boat-watercraft-insurance","tag-avon-lake-oh","tag-meiners-insurance"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meinersinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meinersinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meinersinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meinersinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meinersinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.meinersinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85,"href":"https:\/\/www.meinersinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84\/revisions\/85"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meinersinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meinersinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meinersinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}