A survey of 1,000 boat owners has found that while 70 percent said they know they should have insurance, even in the off-season, 29 percent admit they have no coverage.
The poll, which looked at a variety of boat owner attitudes, was released today by the nation's largest insurer of personal watercraft, Mayfield Village, Ohio-based Progressive.
The survey found that nearly half of boaters surveyed said they bought their boat before they purchased a car or a home.
Sixty-six percent said they "love boating" and described their overall experience as "smooth sailing." One in four boaters surveyed even said their biggest worry was simply finding time to use their boat.
Nearly a third of boaters surveyed said they bought a boat before they got married (28 percent), had children (30 percent), or even graduated college (19 percent).
Progressive's Dominic Mediate, noting the number of owners who said they had no insurance, said the insurance service boaters can get includes 24-hour claims service and specialized coverages such as emergency towing and labor and total loss replacement.
Twenty percent of boaters said they would never sell their boat, and 6 percent went as far as to say they would only sell if threatened with physical harm.
Fifteen percent of boaters said they're more likely to vote for a political candidate if he/she is a boater.
Progressive said this is especially good news for the GOP, as Republicans are more likely to vote this way (19 percent) compared to Independents (16 percent) and Democrats (15 percent).
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