Hi all me again lol !
So I have all my trips are down the river and will be this way for a while, I have a nice Excel 330 and I know it has a rubbing protection strip all the way round but one I don’t really want to damage it so have been thinking of just a couple of really small fenders I can swing over when up against the bank, some of which are concrete, is this over kill and the boat will be fine with a few scuffs etc or is it something worth doing ? Thanks Rich
It's not overkill. Granted its on a river stretch, but the rubbing strake will absorb scuffs, but in my book a couple of fenders is best practice.
All my fenders are basically fishing bouys that have been lost at sea and found as flotsam and jetsam. I tie them on the back of the second jockey seat and deploy in the harbour. On your boat, space will be a premium, so some Plastimo flat fenders are lightweight and would do the job.
Since life jackets are required and always onboard I used them as fenders. I am talking about the horseshoe type. I had no extra room for actual fenders.
Since life jackets are required and always onboard I used them as fenders. I am talking about the horseshoe type. I had no extra room for actual fenders.
Got a few last year in homebargains...99p each.
Extra bit of padding to sit or kneel on, (or in our case to also pad out our excel seat cushion)
Light bit of chord to stop them blowing away and tie together if required.
And although maybe a bit overkill....a quick release clip to throw them under sib if pulling over particulary poor ground. Or just to sit on if stopped over somewhere for a coffee.
I think I recall someone here saying they burst a tube up against a small nail or something at an old dock/pier, so I would say use as a fender not a bad idea at all. Only problem I can think of is they might need weighted down a little.
I have a couple of 18" fenders that I tend to use on rivers as it's not completely unknown to find some rotten metalwork along the banks of the Thames. I just use them sideways.
Bit late to the ‘party’ but I use garden kneeling pads. Also make good seat pads for those long days out…and of course for the odd occasional gardening session!
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