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I'm after something like this, except bigger as it's for a pier wall: NEW D Strake Strip Rubber Fender Dock Inflatable Boat Rib Glue On Sold by M | eBay
Any ideas where to look?
Any ideas where to look?
Considering using timber planks, but the rubber would be better, I would have thought.Why not just use a fender board?
I'm trying to cover a wall 60 metres in length and want something that will last a LONG time (15+ years).I used to use planks with old carpet nailed to one side, some fastened to a jetty, a couple left ready to hang over the side. it worked well.
Thanks. How the heck do you screw it into a concrete wall, though?
Considering using timber planks, but the rubber would be better, I would have thought.
Open to ideas!
BTW, it's not a straight 60 metres. It's one long wall, but there's a curve on it, in some places more of a curve than a thick plank would bend, I think. However, it might be possible to use long concrete screws and keep screwing in over a period of time, hoping it'll bend slowly.
Put saw cuts on the back of the planks and they will bend round more easily. I did something similar on my mooring last summer after hitting the sheet piling when the wind blew the bows round.Considering using timber planks, but the rubber would be better, I would have thought.
Open to ideas!
BTW, it's not a straight 60 metres. It's one long wall, but there's a curve on it, in some places more of a curve than a thick plank would bend, I think. However, it might be possible to use long concrete screws and keep screwing in over a period of time, hoping it'll bend slowly.
Yeah, on the outward facing side, you mean? I've often see this done before, for sure a cheap option.Put saw cuts on the back of the planks and they will bend round more easily. I did something similar on my mooring last summer after hitting the sheet piling when the wind blew the bows round.
The saw cuts are on the inside so get smaller as the wood is bent round. I did them about every 2 inches to 50% depth of the wood using a 'chop' saw. Still took a while.Yeah, on the outward facing side, you mean? I've often see this done before, for sure a cheap option.
This is just as a bit of a defense mechanism... it's a concrete wall so it's nicer to have fenders rested against timber rather then concrete.