[Rhodes22-list] Fenders?

[Hank]

Dave,

It really depends on the slip you are in and what you might be rubbing up
against.  Check out other boats in yous size range and in a similare slip
and see what they use.

For example, if you are going into a floating dock with full length fingers,
then long skinny round type work well.  If your boat could be bumping up
against a piling, then you may need the long flat one and tie it
horizontally.  There is no set "what works best".  Everything is
situational.

Hank

On 3/23/06, DCLewis1 at aol.com <DCLewis1 at aol.com> wrote:
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> Folks,
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> We're getting ready to actually get our boat, it should happen in about 2
> weeks.  It's going to be tied up at a slip at Harrington Harbour Marina in
> Deale Md with a couple of hundred other boats.
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> Any advice as to how many of what kind of fenders will work in a typical
> berthing arrangement?  Dimensions?  Round/Flat?
>
> I checked the achieves and gather Elton had some type of neat fender that
> slung over the gunnel, but that was a while ago.  I've looked through
> the  West
> Marine stuff and there are Taylor low freeboard fenders and fence saver
> fenders that might similar to posters were referring to (i.e. appear to
> sling  over
> the gunnel), but I don't know.  There are flat fenders and
> conforming  flat
> fenders. And then there are the good old round cylinders.  And all of  the
> above in a variety of lengths and thicknesses.
>
> What works?
>
> Dave
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