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On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:06:33 -0700, "Capt. JG"
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On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:10:21 GMT, Jere Lull wrote:

On 2008-07-26 17:36:33 -0400, Vic Smith

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Anybody using these?
Anybody care to laugh at the very idea of them?

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

It's so funny watching people try to use these things.

I can pull out and place a half-dozen fenders before they get the first
one sorted out.

Why do you need a half dozen fenders on a 28 foot boat? I think we can
all
have
a good laugh about that, Jere. :')


Kinda like this?

http://picasaweb.google.com/SailNOW....20573728183362

HOLY CRAP! Looks like a waterborne hearse or something.




Do you want to guess what kind of boat it is? Hint... JimC would love it!
The first time I saw it, I did a double, then tripple take. This is a really
protected marina, and this particular spot is probably the most protected
spot there. This guy must have spent a fortune on boat coverings. I don't
think I've seen it leave the slip in over two years, but I did see him
standing on it without the covers. He seemed confused about what to do, so
offering to help, I asked. He said, no he was fine, and he was thinking
about going for a sail. He put the boat away and I haven't seen him since.


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In article tions, Capt. JG wrote:
I think it's a very bad idea to put a fender line over a lifeline or rail.
Neither is designed for the potential loads. Cost: new lifelines or rails.

Not owning a boat, and all those I've sailed with having all tied
fenders to life-lines, I have to ask: to where should one tie a fender
if not the life-lines?

Justin.

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Justin C, by the sea.

"Justin C" wrote in message
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In article tions,
Capt. JG wrote:
I think it's a very bad idea to put a fender line over a lifeline or
rail.
Neither is designed for the potential loads. Cost: new lifelines or
rails.

Not owning a boat, and all those I've sailed with having all tied
fenders to life-lines, I have to ask: to where should one tie a fender
if not the life-lines?

Justin.

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Justin C, by the sea.


Toe rails, cleats amidships. Unless you have break-away fasteners on the
bitter end of the fender line.

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wrote

My example of the fender my wife dropped is to demonstrate that it really
doesn't take much trauma to separate a fender from the boat with even
modest force.

Well, it should take a lot of force to separate your fenders from the boat
and they should be secured to proper solid attachement points. After all,
they are protecting iyour boat while is sitting there unattended.

I've moved my home dock fenders to the dock, hanging horizontal just under
the dock bumper. This provides two redundant attachements for each one and
I can flip them up on the dock so they don't interfere with docking and
undocking. Having them entirely under the rubber bumper keeps them from
being displaced up onto the dock and they keep the hull off the harder dock
edge guard.

Did you really say "stanchions are somewhat sacraficial"? I'll reserve
comment until confirmation that you really meant that.

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Roger Long