BruceK
Well-known member
Thanks, will do. What happens in a tidal estuary, mine flows at up to 4-5knts, is the water swirling around the boat and pontoons creates a foam that carries sediment up with it. The foam very quickly dissapates (although is in constant formation) leaving behind the sediment. Exactly the way a saltwater aquarium skimmer works. This fine sediment is actually extremely abrasive and will take off any paint in a matter of a couple of months. The issue in trying to raise the fenders high enough to avoid the foam (it can get up to a foot high at some localised eddy points) is that the undercut of the boat would then allow the fender to pop out or even completely miss the pontoon in some points near the bow if there is any water disturbance, wave, wakes etc rendering the fender as useless. I've tried the pontoon fenders but in anything other than a millpond any waves is liable to cause the boat to peel them off onto the underside of the pontoon from friction rubbing. I'm at wits end to find a solution to this problem to even considering a swing mooring just to prevent this