Corner Dock Fender?

[nigelmercier]

I've just arrived at my new marina, and for the first time I have a berth with a finger pontoon. I'm concerned that the corner of the finger is an accident waiting to happen (see attached) so I'm considering fitting my own dock fender.

Any suggestions?

 

[prv]

Any suggestions?

"Yes, fit one"?

You can buy them ready-made, or I just have a big old boat fender lashed around the pointy corner near me. Needs to be deflated a bit first.

Ready-made one will be better on such a square corner.

Pete

 

[Tranona]

Plastimo

Articulated Bumper 39146 (white) 39359 (blue)

Angle Dock Fender 16340

 

[lustyd]

I was all ready to say put the money towards a course and learn to park, then I saw the picture! Looks like someone has designed a tool to damage boats - did they sharpen it too?

 

[explores]

We covered our corner fender with a piece of blanket as well,because the white colour came of on to our blue hull.

 

[nigelmercier]

Anyone tried one of these?

 

[Bubblegtt]

I bought a set of these a couple of years ago Plastimo

 

[Tranona]

Anyone tried one of these?

There is potentially more flexibility in the Plastimo ones as they are assymetric - that is the short side can be on the end and the longer arm on the side of the pontoon, which is where the extra protection is probably more valuable.

 

[Poignard]

I once berthed in a marina that had rubber tyred horizontal wheels on the apex of the pontoon corners.

(I can't say how effective they were because that was one of those unusual occasions when I managed to berth without coming into contact with the pontoon corner. )

 

[nigelmercier]

OK, I've had a look at what is available, and checked out the other berths in the marina. Several of them have the large tubular Plastimo fenders, but no Plastimo corner fenders.

Despite this, I've decided to go for a Plastimo Articulated 3/4 Dock Bumper Fender:

The only problem is that I can't find out any info on the mounting holes, specifically their distance from the edge of the dock; they look very close in the photo. I've tried to contact Plastimo (and Navimo) but no reply.

Can anyone help?

 

[SimbaDog]

Just stepped off onto the pontoon & measured mine for you (in the rain!)
Looks to be approx 3.5cm in from edge.

 

[nigelmercier]

Just stepped off onto the pontoon & measured mine for you (in the rain!)
Looks to be approx 3.5cm in from edge.

Thank you, and buggerit!

Back to the drawing board then.

 

[SimbaDog]

What's the bit between 2 & 9.5cm then?

 

[northwind]

Thank you, and buggerit!

Back to the drawing board then.

Get a strip of wood 12cms wide, screw it onto the edge piece, and then screw the fendering into the wood.. job done.

 

[nigelmercier]

Get a strip of wood 12cms wide, screw it onto the edge piece, and then screw the fendering into the wood.. job done.

Don't think I'm allowed to screw into the wood on the edge, the rest is Aluminum.

 

[Razorfish]

Don't think I'm allowed to screw into the wood on the edge, the rest is Aluminum.

Hmm...don't think I am but I did.

How about some sika type bonding instead?

 

[Martin_J]

As Northwind says.. perhaps less damage to the pontoon if you screw a flat piece of wood down first and then possibly even pre-bolt the Plastimo corner fender to the wood.

You could possibly even take out some of the screws that hold the aluminium plate down and fix the new piece of wood through the same holes...

See what others in the same marina have done - it does look rather sharp.

BTW - I searched ages ago for wheel fenders and could only find them in either the US or in Australia....

Something like Wheel fender in the US

and Supafend in Australia

 

[northwind]

Don't think I'm allowed to screw into the wood on the edge, the rest is Aluminum.

Always easier to seek forgiveness. afterwards....