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Old 12-29-2008
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Most boats aren't worth a whole lot... and the salvage coverage only goes up to the value of the boat. So, a Cal 39 might only have $40,000 of coverage, and you might not even qualify for all of that. Keeping a salvage vessel that is capable of towing a damaged 40-65' sailboat back in heavy weather, is a pretty expensive proposition... and I seriously doubt that going out, even in relatively benign weather, finding the boat, and then towing it back is going to be profitable, unless you're dealing with boats and cargo worth millions of dollars.
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