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Whether you fish Sam Rayburn and Lake Fork, wake-surf Lake Travis and Lake Conroe, or run Galveston Bay and Port Aransas flats, compare specialized Texas marine policies with Agreed Value hull and fuel-spill liability.

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Agreed Value vs. ACV

Lock in your hull, outboard motors, and electronics at Agreed Value with zero depreciation on total losses.

Submerged Stump & Lower-Unit

Essential propulsion/lower-unit mechanical and submerged-object coverage for timber-filled Texas reservoirs.

Marina & Tournament Ready

Up to $300k–$500k+ watercraft liability + $1M+ Federal Oil Pollution Act fuel-spill protection required by Texas marinas.

What Texas Boat & Watercraft Insurance covers — and Texas rules to watch

Plain-English underwriting guidance from licensed Texas producers so you never buy blind or miss a critical endorsement.

Core Protections

What’s Covered

  • Hull, Outboard Motors & Trolling Electronics: Covers physical damage from submerged stumps/rocks, storms, fire, theft, Marina dock damage, and trailering accidents—including Garmin/Lowrance LiveScope electronics.
  • Watercraft Boating Liability ($100k–$500k+): Covers bodily injury to other boaters, swimmers, wakeboarders/tubers, and damage to docks or other vessels.
  • Boat Trailer & Highway Towing: Insures your custom tandem or single-axle boat trailer on Texas highways and boat ramps.
  • Fishing Tackle, Rods & Watersports Gear: Dedicated replacement limits ($2,500–$10,000+) for rods, reels, tackle boxes, wakeboards, and life vests.
  • On-Water TowBoatUS / Sea Tow Reimbursement: Covers expensive on-water towing, jump-starts, soft ungroundings, and fuel delivery on Texas lakes and coastal bays.
  • Wreck Removal & Fuel Spill Liability: Pays mandatory raising/salvage of a sunken hull and statutory fuel/oil spill remediation.
Texas Underwriting Watch-Outs

Exclusions, Deductibles & Endorsements

  • Homeowners Policies Stop at ~25–50 HP: Standard homeowners policies exclude liability and hull coverage for virtually all modern outboard bass boats, pontoons, wake boats, and Jet Skis.
  • Coastal Navigational Territory Limits: Inland-lake policies may restrict Gulf of Mexico offshore mileage—if you fish Galveston, Matagorda, Rockport, or Port Mansfield offshore, verify coastal mileage limits (e.g., up to 75–125 nautical miles).
  • Named-Storm Haul-Out Credits & Rules: Boats kept in coastal wet slips or lifts along the Texas Gulf Coast should review hurricane haul-out reimbursement and wind deductibles.
  • Bass Tournament & Charter Exclusions: Amateur bass tournaments are covered by top marine carriers, while paid fishing guide charters require a commercial charter marine policy.
Texas Statutory, Lender & Contract Alignment

TPWD Boater Education, Marina Slip COIs & Federal Fuel-Spill Rules

Texas Parks & Wildlife (TPWD) requires boater education for operators born on or after Sept. 1, 1993 operating vessels over 15 HP or PWCs—which also earns a safety discount with marine insurers. Wet-slip marinas across Lake Travis, Lake Texoma, Clear Lake, and Corpus Christi routinely require $300k–$500k liability COIs.

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Extend $1M+ excess liability over high-horsepower wake boats, center consoles, and personal watercraft.

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Texas Boat & Watercraft Insurance — Frequently asked questions

Answers to the most common Texas statutory, lender, and underwriting questions.

Texas does not mandate boat insurance by statute for private recreational vessels, but boat lenders require physical damage coverage and nearly all wet-slip/dry-stack marinas require $300,000+ liability proof.
Agreed Value pays the exact insured dollar amount on your declarations page if the boat is stolen or totaled, whereas Actual Cash Value deducts years of marine depreciation.
Yes—permanently attached marine electronics and shallow-water anchors are covered with the hull, and we verify adequate limits for high-dollar sonar setups and rods/tackle.
Yes! Underwater collision with submerged timber, rocks, or sandbars is a covered peril under marine physical damage, and propulsion lower-unit mechanical breakdown can also be added.
Absolutely—multi-PWC + trailer packages are quick to quote and bind on a single policy.
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