[Rhodes22-list] Fenders

ronald lipton@fnal.gov
Sat, 11 Jan 2003 11:00:48 -0600


Julie,

    I think the "L shaped" fenders the Elton and Stan had in Michigan 
City are
the Taylor "low freeboard" fenders.

Ron
On Saturday, January 11, 2003, at 11:08 AM, Rik Sandberg wrote:

> Julie,
>
> Got a pair of the L-shaped fenders last fall, from Elton. They work very
> well, far better than the normal "straight" fenders that always want to 
> hang
> below the flair of the hull.
>
> Rik
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Julie Thorndycraft" <julie@circle7.net>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 10:49 AM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Fenders
>
>
>> Bill Effros eluded in a previous message about getting larger fenders.
> Since
>> this is one item that we need to purchase before our Rhodes arrives,
> what's
>> are some suggestions regarding size and shape of fenders? I've used the
>> normal fenders in the past but guess that you'd have to go large due to
> the
>> shape of the Rhodes hull. Are the L-shaped fenders better due to the 
>> shape
>> of the boat or a combination? Opinions welcome.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Julie Thorndycraft
>> To be Rhodes owner (Spring '03)
>>
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