Pinnacle
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Anyone know where I can can an adapter to fit the inflation valves on these fenders?
Thanks.
EDIT. I have now found a source!
Thanks.
EDIT. I have now found a source!
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Inflator adapter to fit Majoni fenders
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nigelmercier
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Do share. I managed to shame them into sending me one, having spent over £100 on their fenders.
SpottyDog5
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I got one.
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Pinnacle
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SpottyDog5
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No.....That's the one!
Roy. Did you enjoy your rag n stick trip?
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GrahamHR
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Regarding inflating fenders, I have three Compass24 dock fenders. One would inflate fine, the other two would not regardless of any adaptor I used with up to 150 psi pressure
I eventually got fed up with trying and slit the reverse side of the two "faulty" ones to fill them with narrow strips of foamed PE pipe insulation. ( that worked very well indeed, they are not now "bouncy" in the way they work, far better than the pneumatic design. Air filled fenders are flawed, they absorb impact but act as a spring and send you in the opposite direction to which you wanted to go, I did the same to the third "good" fender !). Turned out the air inlet valves in the two faulty fenders were completely covered by PVC from the manufacturing process.
I eventually got fed up with trying and slit the reverse side of the two "faulty" ones to fill them with narrow strips of foamed PE pipe insulation. ( that worked very well indeed, they are not now "bouncy" in the way they work, far better than the pneumatic design. Air filled fenders are flawed, they absorb impact but act as a spring and send you in the opposite direction to which you wanted to go, I did the same to the third "good" fender !). Turned out the air inlet valves in the two faulty fenders were completely covered by PVC from the manufacturing process.
nigelmercier
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So you didn't read the bit in the instructions that tells you to poke it with a stick?
GrahamHR
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Firstly there were no instructions, not that I would have expected any.
Secondly, the PVC covering the valve was continuous with the body of the fender and about 3mm thick . The tubular steel adapter ( used to inflate footballs) would not penetrate/displace it, so poking it with a stick would have had little effect I expect.
nigelmercier
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It seems they don't provide much guidance on their web site, but they do have a guide on replacing the valve: http://www.majoni.majoniplastics.nl/test.majoniplastics.nl/index.php/inflation-guide-menu
SpottyDog5
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Thank you, kind offer, lets discuss over a beerYou should try it on a bigger boat. Let me know if you wanna come out one day.
