Crew saving fenders

[john_morris_uk]

Anyone thinking of installing these?

 

[Greemble]

How much space is needed inside?
Are they adjustable to different height quays/pontoons?

 

[john_morris_uk]

How much space is needed inside?
Are they adjustable to different height quays/pontoons?

Who knows?

If you’ve got a big enough boat for the space and for them to be fitted inside, I imagine you could afford crew to hang the fenders out.

 

[Greemble]

Who knows?

If you’ve got a big enough boat for the space and for them to be fitted inside, I imagine you could afford crew to hang the fenders out.

Crew?
These are for the single handers, Shirely? Same people with motorised halyards & sheets!

The "I rounded the globe, twice - and didn't need no help from no-one" bunch.

 

[Stemar]

Would I pay for these?

Mo. Not even on my quadruple rollover boat. I'm all for convenience, but snap hooks on my fender lines is convenience enough for me.

What I would have on that boat is the clever computer system that controls the engines and thrusters to hold me six inches from the pontoon while I sort out my lines no matter what the wind and tide are doing.

 

[Neeves]

Would I pay for these?

Mo. Not even on my quadruple rollover boat. I'm all for convenience, but snap hooks on my fender lines is convenience enough for me.

What I would have on that boat is the clever computer system that controls the engines and thrusters to hold me six inches from the pontoon while I sort out my lines no matter what the wind and tide are doing.

Dockmate Remote Controlled Docking System - Dockmate though I think fenders might be cheaper.

I wonder if you can use your Dockmate for your ICC test.

Jonathan

 

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Anyone thinking of installing these?

A solution to a non-existent problem.

 

[johnalison]

Could be useful for a yachtsman who never goes anywhere and needs fenders at a different height. However, I find something rather nauseating about the sight of these objects being extruded, in the manner of four dogs in a row defaecating.

 

[john_morris_uk]

Could be useful for a yachtsman who never goes anywhere and needs fenders at a different height. However, I find something rather nauseating about the sight of these objects being extruded, in the manner of four dogs in a row defaecating.

I knew it reminded me of something.

 

[Stemar]

Dockmate Remote Controlled Docking System - Dockmate though I think fenders might be cheaper.



Jonathan

Very likely, but we're talking about a money to burn boat I'll never own, just dream about, and anything's affordable when we're dreaming

 

[LittleSister]

I've always thought it somewhat surprising that so few boats (apart from tugs and some fishing boats) have 'built in' or other 'permanent' fendering.

 

[billskip]

Dockmate Remote Controlled Docking System - Dockmate though I think fenders might be cheaper.

I wonder if you can use your Dockmate for your ICC test.

Jonathan

I think, ( I may be wrong) that is only remote steering/manoeuvre...it doesn't actually hold the position automatically.

 

[john_morris_uk]

I think, ( I may be wrong) that is only remote steering/manoeuvre...it doesn't actually hold the position automatically.

Some survey vessels have that ability.

 

[Bouba]

Self inflating fenders are ok in theory (not taking into account the cost and maintenance).,,but I would design them as one continuous fender…an inflated rub rail if you wish.
Those on the video (and I have seen them in real life) won’t be in the right position for every situation

 

[billskip]

Some survey vessels have that ability.

Yes, certainly the big tugs that position oil rigs.
It's also fitted to many smaller yachts, wouldn't surprise me if jfm has it on the new SL.

 

[Neeves]

I think, ( I may be wrong) that is only remote steering/manoeuvre...it doesn't actually hold the position automatically.

I simply do not know. There are two companies big in the market (I think other than Dockmate the other one is Yacht Controller - its not a device of interest or could ever afford (not afford the yacht on which 'it' might be used) but I don't think it would be difficult, for the companies involved, to set a GPS position and programme the system to hold to that location. The problem would be the accuracy of the GPS - which might be augmented with radar (as in motor vehicle proximity devices).

Large commercial vessels, cruise ships, use the docking system with the responsible officer effectively docking the ship using a device not much different to a computer game console,

Based on my limited knowledge - its all about money - not the absence, or not, of technology.

However I cannot think why an owner of a leisure vessel would want to hold a position, exactly, 2 metres (or whatever) off a quay/pontoon/fuel dock.

Jonathan

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Wireless Yacht Controllers | Yachting

 

[Bouba]

Volvo and Mercury both have a system for holding the boat in place...one of them is called Skyhook (I think)...it would be great to have one especially if short handed.

 

[Daydream believer]

Someone should wait until the owner was not looking. Then on some drunken spree paint a huge tongue - or better still a phalic symbol- on it. Then when the fender came out the people on the dock got an eyeful

 

[Stemar]

Based on my limited knowledge - its all about money - not the absence, or not, of technology.

Which is why, IRL, neither item will ever grace any boat I own.

Though, in the case of the fenders, I'm not sure grace is the right word...