A J Fenders

[nicknorman]

Our stern fenders - 2 tipcats and a button - have gone very rotten. Hemp rope I think, which we probably should have creosoted. It seemed quite hard to find new traditional looking fenders in Hempex (synthetic hemp), but then I found A J Fenders. Andy has made us a new set and they look very good. And he was even able to personally deliver them to me in Scotland as they were passing on holiday. I’d certainly recommend them.

 

Not fitted yet but I’ll take them down to the boat later this month.

 

 

 

[agg221]

I am also a very satisfied customer of A J Fenders, both the quality and the service. They also sell the fittings for fenders such as eyes and turnbuckles and even the machine screws, all in stainless, and decent mooring ropes too.

 

Funnily enough I am about to place an order for an identical set of stern fenders to yours.

 

Alec

[Stroudwater1]

They look really good. I’ve sometimes seen fabric or black plastic clipped over the top of these sometimes when the boat isn’t in use. Presumably it slows down UV damage. Wonder if anyone uses that on here? 

 

What a fantastic service- suppliers and delivery to Scotland of Glitz toilet rolls too. 

[Tonka]

3 minutes ago, Stroudwater1 said:

They look really good. I’ve sometimes seen fabric or black plastic clipped over the top of these sometimes when the boat isn’t in use. Presumably it slows down UV damage. Wonder if anyone uses that on here? 

 

What a fantastic service- suppliers and delivery to Scotland of Glitz toilet rolls too. 

What a waste of fuel. The fenders were taken to Scotland where the owner now has to take them to Fazeley.

Surely they should have been delivered to Fazeley.

[Stroudwater1]

1 minute ago, Tonka said:

What a waste of fuel. The fenders were taken to Scotland where the owner now has to take them to Fazeley.

Surely they should have been delivered to Fazeley.. 

 

Good thought though the toilet rolls would have gotten properly soggy staying outside so long at Fazeley. 
 

It  looks like AJ was holidaying up there so it probably worked well with all parties and AJ probably clocked up business mileage to  go on holiday up there.  

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

4 minutes ago, Tonka said:

What a waste of fuel. The fenders were taken to Scotland where the owner now has to take them to Fazeley.

Surely they should have been delivered to Fazeley.

ah, but …

 

44 minutes ago, nicknorman said:

he was even able to personally deliver them to me in Scotland as they were passing on holiday.

 

[nicknorman]

6 minutes ago, Tonka said:

What a waste of fuel. The fenders were taken to Scotland where the owner now has to take them to Fazeley.

Surely they should have been delivered to Fazeley.

Always look on the dark side of life!
No, the makers were going up to Northern Scotland on Sunday, passing within about 3 miles of my location. We are going back down to Fazeley anyway. So 6 additional miles and a very slight, unmeasurable, increase in vehicle fuel consumption  due to the additional weight, vs about 25 miles dedicated return journey between Brownhills and Fazeley.
Anyway, thank you for your cheery observation!

13 minutes ago, Stroudwater1 said:

They look really good. I’ve sometimes seen fabric or black plastic clipped over the top of these sometimes when the boat isn’t in use. Presumably it slows down UV damage. Wonder if anyone uses that on here? 

 

What a fantastic service- suppliers and delivery to Scotland of Glitz toilet rolls too. 

No, Blitz kitchen roll. I do have a large behind but it is not that big!

[Tonka]

1 minute ago, beerbeerbeerbeerbeer said:

ah, but …

 

 

Extra weight in a car uses more fuel. That is why most cars now come with alloy wheels and no spare wheel

[nicknorman]

4 minutes ago, Tonka said:

Extra weight in a car uses more fuel. That is why most cars now come with alloy wheels and no spare wheel

So how much more fuel to transport around 30kg (guessing) of weight? Does that extra fuel equate to more or less than 25 miles from cold in my gas guzzling 280bhp petrol car? Does it make any difference to anything?

 

I think most cars come with alloy wheels for the looks, and no spare wheel to cut costs.

Edited September 9, 2024 by nicknorman

[dave moore]

I suggest that you treat them with a few coats of clear wood preservative before fitting and then re proofing them annually. If they discolour eventually then Creocote brown will hide the stains and continue to protect.

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

4 minutes ago, Tonka said:

Extra weight in a car uses more fuel. That is why most cars now come with alloy wheels and no spare wheel

I see,

best wait til Fazeley now then before creosoting,

no point adding even more weight,

 
 

 

[nicknorman]

26 minutes ago, dave moore said:

I suggest that you treat them with a few coats of clear wood preservative before fitting and then re proofing them annually. If they discolour eventually then Creocote brown will hide the stains and continue to protect.

Thanks Dave, I did wonder about treatment and asked Andy, the maker. He said that since it was Hempex there was no need to treat with anything. However I can see that a clear coating will reduce staining even if not required for ultimate longevity.

[blackrose]

1 hour ago, dave moore said:

I suggest that you treat them with a few coats of clear wood preservative before fitting and then re proofing them annually. If they discolour eventually then Creocote brown will hide the stains and continue to protect.

 

If they're made of hemp rope yes but if they're synthetic which most are these days, then creosote or wood preservative won't do them any good at all. In fact it may just result in chemical degradation of the polymer chains.

Edited September 9, 2024 by blackrose

[Tonka]

1 hour ago, nicknorman said:

So how much more fuel to transport around 30kg (guessing) of weight? Does that extra fuel equate to more or less than 25 miles from cold in my gas guzzling 280bhp petrol car? Does it make any difference to anything?

 

I think most cars come with alloy wheels for the looks, and no spare wheel to cut costs.

No it is to reduce emissions. VAG got done for cheating emissions 

[mrsmelly]

2 hours ago, Tonka said:

Extra weight in a car uses more fuel. That is why most cars now come with alloy wheels and no spare wheel

I always try to avoid poxy alloy wheels but it is becoming increasingly hard to do  they corrode on the tyre seal area and lose bloody pressure albeit slowly. Good old steel wheels with wheel trims are my fave and cheap as chips to replace if ever needed. My present car has poxy alloys. The no spare wheel thing is also a right pain in the arse, those silly emergency can things are as much use as a chocolate fireguard. Why do we seem these days to be going backwards with car design.

[Paul C]

3 minutes ago, mrsmelly said:

I always try to avoid poxy alloy wheels but it is becoming increasingly hard to do  they corrode on the tyre seal area and lose bloody pressure albeit slowly. Good old steel wheels with wheel trims are my fave and cheap as chips to replace if ever needed. My present car has poxy alloys. The no spare wheel thing is also a right pain in the arse, those silly emergency can things are as much use as a chocolate fireguard. Why do we seem these days to be going backwards with car design.

When's the last time you actually had a puncture, and needed to change the wheel at the roadside?

[Tonka]

3 minutes ago, mrsmelly said:

I always try to avoid poxy alloy wheels but it is becoming increasingly hard to do  they corrode on the tyre seal area and lose bloody pressure albeit slowly. Good old steel wheels with wheel trims are my fave and cheap as chips to replace if ever needed. My present car has poxy alloys. The no spare wheel thing is also a right pain in the arse, those silly emergency can things are as much use as a chocolate fireguard. Why do we seem these days to be going backwards with car design.

The bulbs that you can't change without taking the car apart makes me laugh, especially when the French insist you have a spare bulb kit

[nicknorman]

23 minutes ago, Paul C said:

When's the last time you actually had a puncture, and needed to change the wheel at the roadside?

I think a puncture requiring immediate tyre change is unusual - a nail or whatever typically causes a very slow leak, and TPMS means you shouldn’t be running for a long time with low tyre pressure causing overheating.

 

However the new scourge is the pothole, where a tyre can be trashed in an instant. On the other hand, it is often 2 tyres (front and back on the same side) so you would need 2 spares to cater for that!

22 minutes ago, Tonka said:

The bulbs that you can't change without taking the car apart makes me laugh, especially when the French insist you have a spare bulb kit

LED lights?

Edited September 9, 2024 by nicknorman

[Tonka]

1 minute ago, nicknorman said:

I think a puncture requiring immediate tyre change is unusual - a nail or whatever typically causes a very slow leak, and TPMS means you should be running for a long time with low tyre pressure causing overheating.

 

However the new scourge is the pothole, where a tyre can be trashed in an instant. On the other hand, it is often 2 tyres (front and back on the same side) so you would need 2 spares to cater for that!

LED lights?

No not just LED lights.

 

[mrsmelly]

7 minutes ago, Paul C said:

When's the last time you actually had a puncture, and needed to change the wheel at the roadside?

Years ago, however only last week I helped a holidaymaker who had pulled into the car park with a hole in his tyre. He didnt have a spare in his car so I took his wheel to a local garage who I know. I suppose its easy enough to rely on AA or similar but a proper spare wheel and jack makes way more sense.

[bizzard]

Alloy wheels are not much lighter in weight than steel wheels, and can be a pain in the bum. They look stupid on certain cars like Rolls Royce and Bentley, like a fairground amusement, who wants to look at rusty old brake calipers through the spokes, and wheel nuts can come loose too. As far as spare wheels and punctures are concerned I recomend an aerosol of Latex to fix ordinary punctures on the tread area or leaks around the rim and tyre bead. They do work well if the instructions are followed. No good for tyre wall punctures because of the flexing. Holts ones are the best. I've used em about 3 times and they've worked well. Be careful with the low profile bloomin tyers going over potholes the wheel rims can chop the tyre wall and destroy it.    Alloy wheels, low profile tyres and power steering are the best things that ever happened to the tyre trade.

[nicknorman]

9 minutes ago, Tonka said:

No not just LED lights.

 

By which I mean LED lights (more or less) don’t fail so there is no practical need to carry spares, and it is probably not feasible to do so. My car has LED matrix headlights, it’s not feasible to replace them by the roadside and a spare headlight unit is probably £1k. Not sure how the French cops would regard that though!

Edited September 9, 2024 by nicknorman

[Rob-M]

14 minutes ago, nicknorman said:

However the new scourge is the pothole, where a tyre can be trashed in an instant. On the other hand, it is often 2 tyres (front and back on the same side) so you would need 2 spares to cater for that

Had this recently driving through Tixall in the dark and pouring rain, car coming other way so moved over slightly and the puddle I hit was a massive pothole which took out both passenger side tyres.

[Paul C]

10 minutes ago, mrsmelly said:

Years ago, however only last week I helped a holidaymaker who had pulled into the car park with a hole in his tyre. He didnt have a spare in his car so I took his wheel to a local garage who I know. I suppose its easy enough to rely on AA or similar but a proper spare wheel and jack makes way more sense.

Do you carry and all-makes level 3 code scanner too?

[nicknorman]

Now now children, this was supposed to be a nice thread praising good workmanship and service, but you have been naughty and spoiled it.

Go to your rooms and don’t come out until you have learnt to behave!