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

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


--Vic

Vic Smith wrote:
Anybody using these?
Anybody care to laugh at the very idea of them?

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


--Vic


They're pretty common. I used to use fender straps, several boats ago.
But they were more trouble than they were worth, at least for me. Now I
just use quick release knots to tie the fenders on whichever side needs
'em.

On Jul 26, 5:41*pm, HK wrote:
Vic Smith wrote:
Anybody using these?
Anybody care to laugh at the very idea of them?

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

--Vic

They're pretty common. I used to use fender straps, several boats ago.
But they were more trouble than they were worth, at least for me. Now I
just use quick release knots to tie the fenders on whichever side needs
'em.

You mean when you had "bumpers"?!!

On Jul 26, 5:36*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
Anybody using these?
Anybody care to laugh at the very idea of them?

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

--Vic

We have a floating dock and our fenders are attached to the dock. No
need for them although I can see how they could be handy for salt
water boaters having to deal with tides.

JimH wrote:
On Jul 26, 5:36 pm, Vic Smith wrote:
Anybody using these?
Anybody care to laugh at the very idea of them?

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

--Vic

We have a floating dock and our fenders are attached to the dock. No
need for them although I can see how they could be handy for salt
water boaters having to deal with tides.


Some of the docks we tie up to have no fenders or fire hose or anything
but disreputable looking wood where they meet the boat. A couple of
fenders are handy.

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:16:25 -0400, HK penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

JimH wrote:
On Jul 26, 5:36 pm, Vic Smith wrote:
Anybody using these?
Anybody care to laugh at the very idea of them?

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

--Vic

We have a floating dock and our fenders are attached to the dock. No
need for them although I can see how they could be handy for salt
water boaters having to deal with tides.


Some of the docks we tie up to have no fenders or fire hose or anything
but disreputable looking wood where they meet the boat. A couple of
fenders are handy.

Indeed......



I have fat fenders on each side of the boat .... the dock side and the open
side where another boat may pull in.
When the wind is blowing the ones on the open side have saved a few dings
when another boat is trying to dock, or if I happen to screw up and let the
wind take control while docking.

I also keep an extra fender, it's line loosely tied to the bow rail and the
fender just lying on the foredeck.
Comes in handy to place between the boat and another boat if it comes too
close while trying to manuveuver.

You can't push off somebody's 40' - 50' boat that gets too close.

Eisboch

JimH wrote:
On Jul 26, 5:36 pm, Vic Smith wrote:
Anybody using these?
Anybody care to laugh at the very idea of them?

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

--Vic

We have a floating dock and our fenders are attached to the dock. No
need for them although I can see how they could be handy for salt
water boaters having to deal with tides.

Most of the public docks have a cushion covered by a thick canvas / or
fiberglass mat, to protect the boat from hitting or rubbing against the
wood or metal dock, but I still put out the fenders to protect the gel
coat from the grit and grime that are on the canvas. Some sand or dirt
on the canvas will quickly eat into gel coat.

The boat I bought had fenders equipped with a similiar device on them. One
of the first things I did was remove them and toss them in the dumpster.

I don't like attaching dock fenders high up on the horizontal bow rail. If
the boat is in a slip and the wind is blowing, the fender gets squeezed
between the hull and the dock, pulling strongly on the bow rail.
I tie the fender lines either to a cleat or low on the vertical sections of
the bow rail, where it is secured to the boat.
This avoids bending the rail as the boat moves around during heavy weather.

Tying them with the right type of hitch is faster, more secure and easily
adjustable.

Eisboch




"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...
Anybody using these?
Anybody care to laugh at the very idea of them?

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


--Vic

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...


If one can expect certain conditions these appurtenances may not be
the best choice. However, in transient situations they certainly can
be convenient to establish fender height to match available dockage,



The fender line devices are handy, but, IMO, a Clove Hitch is just as fast
and adjustable.
Personally, I don't do it like in the pictures attached. I tie them to the
vertical sections of the rail, near the base.

http://www.boatingwithdawsons.com/news/080618.html

Eisboch

On Jul 26, 9:45*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Gene Kearns" wrote in message

...



If one can expect certain conditions these appurtenances may not be
the best choice. However, in transient situations they certainly can
be convenient to establish fender height to match available dockage,

The fender line devices are handy, but, IMO, a Clove Hitch is just as fast
and adjustable.
Personally, I don't do it like in the pictures attached. *I tie them to the
vertical sections of the rail, near the base.

http://www.boatingwithdawsons.com/news/080618.html

Eisboch

Knots are the final word.. My dad was a scoutmaster and I was about 8
when the boyscouts had a Jamboree. During the knot tieing
competitions, I kept getting dq'ed by the other scoutmasters (for not
being a scout yet) so I would stand on the side and still whip their
asses.. Anyway, knots have made my life so much easier in so many
instances.. Clove, and Boline are what I use the most, but I still
enjoy blowing the kids away with a quick monkey fist or splice...

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