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![]() "Herodotus" wrote in message ... On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:20:19 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok wrote: First you have to be dumb enough to use old tires for fenders. I don;t know. Sure are a lot of boats using them... maybe somebody knows something we don;t know? Bruce-in-Bangkok (correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom) A lot of cruising boats traveling through the European canals swear by them as they often lie alongside barges. I have often seen them in use (small car ones, not trucks) in harbours in Spain and Italy where boats are moored to the quay or marina dock and packed in so tightly that it is normal to touch each other. Normal boating fenders can get torn off as one yacht rocks in a swell and pulls its neighbour's fenders downwards. Makes sense to use tyres in this case. Peter Yes, that is right. I took a yacht through the Canal du Midi in France some years ago. People go through with tyres all round the boat since you never know how many barges etc they are going to cram into the locks with you. When you get to the other end you just leave the tyres on the quayside for someone who is going the other way. Good system, works well. |
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