Fender line length

[hottoddie]

Re: Fender line length

2 times you will be glab you have big fenders. First when a storm cames and beats the boat on the dock and second when you raft up with other boats in an area where you get waked. Alot of damage can happen fast.

 

[emilsr]

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I'm just happy I can't find the word Bumper in this thread. Dangit, I did it :facepalm:

This thread is really about BUMPER ROPES. :lol:

 

[QC]

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This thread is really about BUMPER ROPES. :lol:

Ohhhhhhh . . . Now I get it

Can I use the same thing to tie my rubber buoys to the little handles?

 

[bruceb58]

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So...how come when they are mounted on docks they are called bumpers and when they hang over the side of a boat they are called fenders?

 

[QC]

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how come when they are mounted on docks they are called bumpers

They are? I still call them fenders. I am not sure what I call permanent "padding" that is full length on a dock. Sorry for the hijack.

 

[bruceb58]

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They are? I still call them fenders. I am not sure what I call permanent "padding" that is full length on a dock. Sorry for the hijack.

Dock Side Bumpers - iboats

Not sorry for hijack.

 

[sasto]

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I'm just happy I can't find the word Bumper in this thread. Dangit, I did it :facepalm:

Bumper........There I said it. What length of my rope comes to mind too. By the way....where is the bathroom?

 

[QC]

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Who says iboats gets it right?

 

[bruceb58]

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Who says iboats gets it right?

yeah...just look at who they pick for moderators! :laugh:

 

[QC]

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And members . . .

 

[bruceb58]

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And members . . .

Ouch!!!:embarassed:

 

[emilsr]

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So...how come when they are mounted on docks they are called bumpers and when they hang over the side of a boat they are called fenders?

Because EVERYTHING changes names when it's on a boat.

Have you ever heard kids doing the Hokey Pokey saying "you put your port leg in....."? I didn't think so.

Poop deck does NOT mean what you think it does either.

 

[26aftcab454]

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on my 19 ft runabout that is used mainly to raft up with buds. I have 8" fenders with about 6ft of rope cuz I use the same line to tie up with. I also use bungee cords for the widest beam spot in the center. a little extra line is better than too short.
On my 26 ft boat I used 5/8" line about 6 ft for the same reasons.View attachment 180334

 

[UncleWillie]

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Even the "DockMate" Catalog isn't consistent;
Nearly identical item are called Fenders, Bumpers, and Cushions. Go figure!

If I didn't know better; The Rub-Rail functions more like a Car Bumper than anything else!

 

[QC]

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I have searched and seen the same over the years. I don't care. I am gong to be a boating terms snob. It's the only way that some of this stuff will survive. They are Fenders. I hang them on either the port or starboard stern quarter, and also amidships. Damn, I started this flippin' carp . . . :facepalm:

 

[smokeonthewater]

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I have searched and seen the same over the years. I don't care. I am gong to be a boating terms snob. It's the only way that some of this stuff will survive. They are Fenders. I hang them on either the port or starboard stern quarter, and also amidships. Damn, I started this flippin' carp . . . :facepalm:

How do you start a CARP?????? a catfish I could see but a carp?

 

[QC]

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How do you start a CARP??????

Jeez, some people. You start a Carp with the starter rope.

 

[smokeonthewater]

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after priming the carpureter right?

 

[tazrig]

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For reference, these aren't long enough. Or even necessary. God I hate stuff like this :facepalm:

Actually those are the perfect length. If they were any longer they wouldn't flail in the wind properly while underway... :lol:

 

[tpenfield]

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Actually those are the perfect length. If they were any longer they wouldn't flail in the wind properly while underway... :lol:

You really could not beach a boat without them . . .