Refueler
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Yesterday marina called me to Anisette ... she was being forced onto the pontoon by broadside storm wind ... even though the marina appears to be sheltered on 3 sides - the wind tends to drop in and still have all its force.
The side of Anisette is now scarred where the Fenders - well known brand - collapsed under the force of the boat being buffeted by the winds ...
All my fenders previous boats / years would have survived this .. but these failed ...
I have added some of my older fenders I have spare in the store - kept for home pontoon. They are resisting the force far better than these newer ones.
I shall be lifting those failed fenders and seeing what makes them bad ...
Now I have a boat that was pristine - with scraped sides .... the paint used is no longer produced ... International Perfection (Rochelle Red) ... so it may mean a light cover of the scraped sides which show white Gel in some areas ... sand all back and then recoat whole boat in new paint. We will see if possible to just make up the scarred area - I do have small tin of original paint ... but as we know - patching always looks just that - patches !
The side of Anisette is now scarred where the Fenders - well known brand - collapsed under the force of the boat being buffeted by the winds ...
All my fenders previous boats / years would have survived this .. but these failed ...
I have added some of my older fenders I have spare in the store - kept for home pontoon. They are resisting the force far better than these newer ones.
I shall be lifting those failed fenders and seeing what makes them bad ...
Now I have a boat that was pristine - with scraped sides .... the paint used is no longer produced ... International Perfection (Rochelle Red) ... so it may mean a light cover of the scraped sides which show white Gel in some areas ... sand all back and then recoat whole boat in new paint. We will see if possible to just make up the scarred area - I do have small tin of original paint ... but as we know - patching always looks just that - patches !