Fendering on jetty sections.

   We are looking at improveing the fendering on our jetty sections at the SC and wonder if anybody has any good ideas for a long lasting none marking solution.
The jetties free floating galvanised steel frames with wooden boards. 

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andybury Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 02 Dec 07 Location: Bolton Online Status: Offline Posts: 101	Post Options Post Reply Quote andybury Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Fendering on jetty sections. Posted: 08 Apr 09 at 3:05pm
	We are looking at improveing the fendering on our jetty sections at the SC and wonder if anybody has any good ideas for a long lasting none marking solution. The jetties free floating galvanised steel frames with wooden boards.

Lukepiewalker Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 24 May 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1341	Post Options Post Reply Quote Lukepiewalker Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Apr 09 at 4:08pm
	Our old jetty had wooden boards/planks with tyres bolted to them. Our current arrangement has wooden 'battens' attached to the jetty sections with an L shaped rubber covering to provide the bumperage. The rubber absorbs minor bumps and then the wood offers a bit more give for harder collisions.
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HannahJ Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 23 Jul 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 861	Post Options Post Reply Quote HannahJ Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Apr 09 at 6:45pm
	We've just had our pontoons (concrete slabs on floats I think) redone and they now have a rather fetching rope bumper around the edges of a wooden panel that is fixed out from the edge about 2 inches. The rope is soft to land on and the wooden bit gives if you come in at speed! Seems to work well.
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radixon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2407	Post Options Post Reply Quote radixon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Apr 09 at 7:13pm
	Tyres can mark your boat, cheap and chearful but not good for newish boats.

andybury Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 02 Dec 07 Location: Bolton Online Status: Offline Posts: 101	Post Options Post Reply Quote andybury Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Apr 09 at 7:27pm
	Tyres and bits of old Conveyer belt was what we used to have, but as you say they mark boats so looking for something new.

Lukepiewalker Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 24 May 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1341	Post Options Post Reply Quote Lukepiewalker Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Apr 09 at 8:38pm
	Our rubber 'bumpers' are white. I think they came from seals direct or someone along those lines.
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Merlinboy Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 03 Jul 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3169	Post Options Post Reply Quote Merlinboy Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Apr 09 at 3:06pm
	We have tyres and its a nightmare with the 300, i was thinking about bringing my own fendors down (we dont have a beach)