On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:43:58 -0700 (PDT), Jack
wrote:

One thing I notice when poking around on the web sites... the really
BIG fenders go for really big money! A fender for nearly a grand?
Wow. I guess it's a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of the
boat you'd use it on.

I've seen some of those fenders on mega yachts and they *really* are
big. Even one scratch would cost thousands to repair so the fenders
are like cheap insurance. I've debated getting a couple at the house
for hurricane protection but haven't done it yet.