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

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


--Vic