I tie up at piers of varying design. While they all float, they are not the
same.
I had to adjust the lines so that the fenders were as high up as I could get
them. The lower portion of the fender makes contact at some piers; the mid
to upper portion makes contact at other piers.
I never thought of putting the clips inside - sounds like a good idea.
I did use a label maker and have FENDER posted atop the gunwale each clip,
to make it easier for people to find them.

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On 3 Jul 2004 11:36:15 -0700, (Mitchell Gossman) wrote:


1) How variable, with different piers, is the required fender height?
In other words, can you tie the height one time and almost always just
snap them on, or do you have to scramble when approaching the pier to
get the height right?


Hmmmm.... trouble answering this that I don't know *your* area exactly.
Let's
turn things upside down at look at it that way. You can figure your pier
heights above the water... assuming they float, this is a constant.

Ditto the boat... with a given fender-lanyard-lock configuration, we know
the
amount of fender/protection from waterline up to the top of the fender.

Size your fenders to cover this range and you should be fine... I went
with one
size larger than recommended for my boat and it seems to work fine.


2) Has anyone ever put the female side inside of the boat and have the
fender line go up and over the gunwale? It would provide better
accessibility for sanpping and tying.


No... I haven't, but it might have some small redeeming value... if for no
other
reason than "thinking outside the box."

3)Is it necessary to apply anything to the screw holes to seal against
water (above the water line of course)?


IMHO, *YES*...... I used 5200..... I *always* coat fasteners penetrating
any
gel coat with at *least* 4200....




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