Fendering on jetty sections.
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Topic: Fendering on jetty sections.
Posted By: andybury
Subject: Fendering on jetty sections.
Date Posted: 08 Apr 09 at 3:05pm
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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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Posted By: Lukepiewalker
Date Posted: 08 Apr 09 at 4:08pm
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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. ------------- Ex-Finn GBR533 "Pie Hard" Ex-National 12 3253 "Seawitch" Ex-National 12 2961 "Curved Air" Ex-Mirror 59096 "Voodoo Chile" |
Posted By: HannahJ
Date Posted: 08 Apr 09 at 6:45pm
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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.
------------- MIRROR 64799 "Dolphin" The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist hopes it will change; the realist adjusts the sail |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 08 Apr 09 at 7:13pm
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Tyres can mark your boat, cheap and chearful but not good for newish boats.
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Posted By: andybury
Date 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. |
Posted By: Lukepiewalker
Date Posted: 08 Apr 09 at 8:38pm
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Our rubber 'bumpers' are white. I think they came from seals direct or someone along those lines.
------------- Ex-Finn GBR533 "Pie Hard" Ex-National 12 3253 "Seawitch" Ex-National 12 2961 "Curved Air" Ex-Mirror 59096 "Voodoo Chile" |
Posted By: Merlinboy
Date Posted: 09 Apr 09 at 3:06pm
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We have tyres and its a nightmare with the 300, i was thinking about bringing my own fendors down (we dont have a beach) ------------- |