Stephen

I have a fiberglass 8" dinghy. To soften the gunwales, I used the foam
pipe insulation available at the loval home depot, split it and put
over the tops of the gunwales. Then I covered the whole thing with
with split firehose. I got the hose for free form a place that does
hydrostatic testing. They throw out the hoses that faiol the test.

They make a fine covering. They are kind to the mothership topsides
but very tough and abrasion resistant.

Matt