"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
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I've sailed for years with fenders on deck. I admit its not proper for
passages
or racing, but stuffing grubby fenders in a deck locker only to pull them
out a
few hours later is ludicrous. Our cat has 5 fenders on the dock side (we
don't
have the luxury of a single loaded slip) and the narrow deck where they
get
stuffed is not appropriate for walking anyways. Since we have netting,
they are
securely held there.

Leaving fenders hanging over the side is quite lubberly, however. We
endeavor
to flip them inboard before clearing the marina.


Well! There you go.


Jeff knows as much about good seamanship as Bobsprit.

I'll change my sig to "Mr. Gullible".



Regards


Donal
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