colmac Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 I am going to have a bash at making my own fenders, so does anyone know the best supplier of the necessary rope in the quantity required ? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrgasman Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 I did the same earlier this year and bought 100m of manila rope from rope-source- uk on ebay. It was good quality rope and the suppliers delivery was prompt. their description as follows: 100M TRADE REELS EVERLASTO NATURAL MANILA DECKING ROPE 6mm 8mm 10mm 12mm 14mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 Tradline at Braunston. Tradline Rope & Fenders - Custom made rope & fender manufacturer - Braunston, Northamptonshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen-in-Wellies Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 (edited) I purchased a cheap reel of 8 mm, possibly 10mm, I can't remember, black polypropylene rope off Ebay for my go at fender making. Still on the stern of the boat. Jen Edited December 17, 2020 by Jen-in-Wellies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, Jen-in-Wellies said: I purchased a cheap reel of 8 mm, possibly 10mm, I can't remember, black polypropylene rope off Ebay for my go at fender making. Still on the stern of the boat. The unopened reel or the finished fender? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 Staggering how much rope goes into a fender. I would recommend anything rotproof and everlasting (!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clanky Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 (edited) I made my own from 12mm manila which I bought from www.ropesdirect.do.uk I bought a 50 metre drum which made four with a good length left which I used to hold the wheel barrow wheels I bought for the shroppie shelf. very quick and efficient delivery. Edited December 17, 2020 by Jinna Details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssscrudddy Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 Best price I've found for split film polypropylene is from these guys. Tyson Ship Riggers of Grimsby https://www.tysonsriggers.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colmac Posted December 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 Thank you all. Will need to wait for Santa as I believe he is bringing me the books and a fid. Now I know some of you are of a sceptical nature but please don't tell me Santa is not real as, with all that is going wrong in life just now I need something positive to cling to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 14 hours ago, TheBiscuits said: The unopened reel or the finished fender? 14 hours ago, Jen-in-Wellies said: I purchased a cheap reel of 8 mm, possibly 10mm, I can't remember, black polypropylene rope off Ebay for my go at fender making. Still on the stern of the boat. Jen That sounds like my reel, somewhere in the shed, I made two from a kit and thought I may need more, but once boating I started harvesting them, picked up dozens in the past 18 years, some very smart ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen-in-Wellies Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 (edited) 19 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: That sounds like my reel, somewhere in the shed, I made two from a kit and thought I may need more, but once boating I started harvesting them, picked up dozens in the past 18 years, some very smart ones Lets dispel this misconception right now! The inner fender on the stern is commercial. The outer one was made by me from my Ebay reel of polyprop. ? Around four years ago, if I remember correctly. Not as neat, or is that knot as kneat, as one made by someone with more practice, but I was happy with it. Jen Edited December 18, 2020 by Jen-in-Wellies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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