Fender ribbons?

[Lucky Duck]

I have seen a boat with its fenders attached via navy blue 'ribbons' rather than the usual three strand rope, might anybody have an idea where these can be obtained from?

 

[sailorman]

possibly the outer of braid on braid with the core removed

 

[prv]

Is it not just ordinary webbing?

If there are sewn loops in the ends then they may have been made by a sailmaker as sail ties. But obviously this isn't a job requiring sailmaking skills, I'd just buy ten metres of webbing on eBay and sew it myself.

Pete

 

[Lucky Duck]

The sail ties is a good analogy but if its webbing then its a lot narrower than I have seen before. I will have another look at the weekend

 

[sailorman]

we get lots of outer braid in the marina skip due the the riggers splicing off-cuts

 

[Lucky Duck]

Outer braid would make sense as it has a shiny finish but it has been cut very neatly in two if that is the case

 

[sailorman]

Outer braid would make sense as it has a shiny finish but it has been cut very neatly in two if that is the case

what down its length ????

 

[pvb]

I use old braid-on-braid rope (usually old in-mast furling lines). Much easier to handle.

 

[Lucky Duck]

what down its length ????

Yes, definitely no 'empty core'

 

[Lucky Duck]

I use old braid-on-braid rope (usually old in-mast furling lines). Much easier to handle.

Until this season the lines for my bow fender were an old kevlar traveller rope off a laser which must date back some 20 years