"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
anews.com...
The solution to forgetting to stow your fenders and sailing with them
hanging alongside is a simple one.

Get rid of the fenders altogether. You don't need them. Even in a slip,
provided you tie up correctly, you don't need them. If you're insecure
about your boat hitting the pier or pilings secure the fenders to the
structures and not to your boat.

But, everybody knows keeping your boat in a slip is almost as lame as
sailing with fenders hanging. Real sailors keep their boats anchored or on
a mooring. This is one more of the many things the good Capt. Neal is
right about. Isn't it about time you all started doing things HIS way.
(except for his problem with colors)

Wilbur Hubbard

In my case, the slip is a double wide, with no pilings between our boats. I
can tie up on one side of the boat only, and the bow. How would you keep
that boat from blowing into the dock? I might tie off the fenders at the
floating dock, but only a fool would leave his boat unprotected.
As for the mooring, I'd love to have one in protected waters. Around here,
the only moorings I've seen were subjected to the worst conditions, with
their masts swinging wildly and nonstop. When I want solitude and
relaxation, I'll stick with an anchor.
Scout