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