"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:16:25 -0400, HK penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

JimH wrote:
On Jul 26, 5:36 pm, Vic Smith wrote:
Anybody using these?
Anybody care to laugh at the very idea of them?

http://www.fendergrip.com/fg.html

--Vic

We have a floating dock and our fenders are attached to the dock. No
need for them although I can see how they could be handy for salt
water boaters having to deal with tides.


Some of the docks we tie up to have no fenders or fire hose or anything
but disreputable looking wood where they meet the boat. A couple of
fenders are handy.

Indeed......



I have fat fenders on each side of the boat .... the dock side and the open
side where another boat may pull in.
When the wind is blowing the ones on the open side have saved a few dings
when another boat is trying to dock, or if I happen to screw up and let the
wind take control while docking.

I also keep an extra fender, it's line loosely tied to the bow rail and the
fender just lying on the foredeck.
Comes in handy to place between the boat and another boat if it comes too
close while trying to manuveuver.

You can't push off somebody's 40' - 50' boat that gets too close.

Eisboch