which fenders

[rusty69]

6 minutes ago, juragirl said:

As someone who is so far keeping their new year's resolution to learn to play some chords/songs on the guitar I found that funnier than I should have done...

Well, if you want some classic fenders, have a bid on these. I think there was two of us in the syndicate last look

 

 

[David Mack]

1 hour ago, WotEver said:

Telecaster or Stratocaster. 

 

Didn't she start one of the funniest threads ever? Sadly she doesn't post here any more. 

 

[juragirl]

good luck with purchasing your guitar but I am happy with my daughters cast off acoustic which she used to teach herself to play!

[Jen-in-Wellies]

Has anyone mentioned the popular pastime of fender gardening yet? Some people have mature trees growing out of their stern fenders. What is the best material for the core and rope to encourage the finest display?

 

Jen ?

[rusty69]

A fitting quote from the Allen Register website:-

 

"Why put fenders all around your boat after we have spent hours putting solid metal rubbing strakes all around the boat".

[Johny London]

I have to say, I was surprised at just how effective a couple of car tyres are when moored against a hard edge. Even if your mooring ropes have gotten a bit slack and there is movement of the boat, the tyres totally null out any banging, both sonically and physically, even if a boat goes haring past. 

I have two tyres on ropes, and I bring them up before cruising, and if need be swap them over to the other side when I moor - eventually will get round to a matching set of 4 to save re tying them, though of course they wil take up a bit more space on deck when cruising. You do need to drill holes in the bottom of them, to let the water out when bringing them up, so a good hole saw is essential (steel belted radials!).

I also have the thin hard rubber fenders, and they stay down at all times, they are so thin that they could only ever cause a problem on an abnormally tight lock - though on rare occasions they can snag and come pinging up when say exiting a lock. I've only lost two of six in three years so not too bad as they do offer a bit of protection on the go. 

[Jim Riley]

If you are making your own fenders try making Soft Shackles too, quick and easy to use. I made myself a set out of some braided line I had hanging around.

here's a couple of links, one discussing pros and cons of different knots

http://www.balancecommunity.com/slack-science/comparison-soft-shackle-methods/

 

 

 

Edited February 21, 2019 by Jim Riley

[juragirl]

thank you Jim - more stuff to keep hubby busy! Much appreciated

[Sea Dog]

2 hours ago, rusty69 said:

A fitting quote from the Allen Register website:-

 

"Why put fenders all around your boat after we have spent hours putting solid metal rubbing strakes all around the boat".

Cos there'll be a god-awful graunching and grinding going on in the middle of the night - right next to your bed! No need at all when cruising though, which I suspect is the point of that quote, eh?

[rusty69]

Just now, Sea Dog said:

Cos there'll be a god-awful graunching and grinding going on in the middle of the night - right next to your bed! No need at all when cruising though, which I suspect is the point of that quote, eh?

How dare you! There is definitely no grinding going on in my bed.

[Sea Dog]

Just now, rusty69 said:

How dare you! There is definitely no grinding going on in my bed.

I said next to your bed - next time you hear grinding in the night and just dismiss it, maybe you should roll over and have a look down to the floor! 

[ditchcrawler]

3 hours ago, Johny London said:

 

I also have the thin hard rubber fenders, and they stay down at all times, they are so thin that they could only ever cause a problem on an abnormally tight lock - though on rare occasions they can snag and come pinging up when say exiting a lock. I've only lost two of six in three years so not too bad as they do offer a bit of protection on the go. 

But what if every boat loses a fender every 3 years, that would be a lot of fenders drifting around.

[Sea Dog]

6 hours ago, ditchcrawler said:

But what if every boat loses a fender every 3 years, that would be a lot of fenders drifting around.

They don't drift - they lurk on the bottom with the floating polypropylene line reaching towards the surface to snare passing shipping, rather like a sea mine.  I think MtB used to go round picking them up with his prop. As a rule, I believe he then used to throw in a windlass to restore the balance.

[ditchcrawler]

8 hours ago, juragirl said:

thank you Jim - more stuff to keep hubby busy! Much appreciated

Just visit this site, it has loads of knots and rope work https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxfS18VYnZgg2rrJgzuX98w

[Dr Bob]

8 hours ago, rusty69 said:

How dare you! There is definitely no grinding going on in my bed.

I thought you'd had it cut off?

[juragirl]

Thank you Ditchcrawler - looks great - have sent him the link! 

[howardang]

11 hours ago, juragirl said:

Thank you Ditchcrawler - looks great - have sent him the link! 

 

11 hours ago, juragirl said:

Thank you Ditchcrawler - looks great - have sent him the link! 

You may also like the videos from Mikko Snellman - one of my favourites. Here is him doing a small side fender but the principle is the same for all sizes. He has his own web site where you can see more examples of his work.

 

 

 

Howard

[juragirl]

thank you - really interesting! Much appreciated - not only is boating a new hobby but I am sure this will be too!