Noisy Fender boards

[graham]

Anyone found a solution? Just had a poor nights kip due to fender board banging and scraping on the pier timbers.

Trouble is that with a large tidal range if you get up and tighten the lines it only stops the movement for a while then if you sleep too long into the ebb without slackening the lines again you could end up hanging up the wall. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[jamesgrant]

Sorry, no idea.

But I do like the graphics on your boat. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[EdWingfield]

I also sleep lightly when aboard.

Only suggestion I have is to leave lines slack but weighted to take up slack, and then to de-sensitise your nerves with one more drink than you ought to.

 

[BlueSkyNick]

[ QUOTE ]
Anyone found a solution?

[/ QUOTE ] A decent quantity of beer or wine before turning in. Better still, KitKat fingers dipped in PeatMonster (recipe courtesy of BobE) !

 

[graham]

Beer or wine is ok but the Peat monster Fingers are a once in a lifetime experience (for me anyway) /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif.

I wandered into the Ship Aground for a few beers last night ,they had a roaring fire in the grate as the beads of sweat started dripping into my beer i remembered I still had my thermals on and was slowly melting like one of Bob Es peat monster fingers /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif.

 

[ulava]

Whats aPete monster finger

 

[graham]

The weighted lines idea could work. I suppose the anchors or chain is about the only thing aboard suitable. Or find a suitable lump of rock. Will definitely try that next time,and the extra beer tip /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[graham]

Peat Monster is a very peaty whisky that Bob e likes /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gifThe fingers are fingers of kit kat snapped off so the whisky soaks in to the biscuit bit. A rare delicacy /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[EdWingfield]

Also a bucket full of seawater.

 

[graham]

I like the bucket idea but with our tides you need a lot of slack so the bucket would end up floating unless you filled it with sand or rocks.Definitely will be experimenting next time.Sleep is precious /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[KenMcCulloch]

Drop a kedge a couple of boat lengths or so off your beam and use that to hold you off the piles - adjust your warps at LW and the kedge should pull you off the wall as the tide rises ? It's also hard to tell from the photo if you have springs correctly rigged; that would reduce movement against the piles quite a bit I would think.

 

[donm]

Long. heavy head and stern warps and springs. Alternatively, only visit on spring tides - should see you aground at midnight and afloat again at 6.00 am!

The fishing boat just ahead of you looks a bit of a lump. Any problem getting against the wall as the locals are not always that keen?

 

[HoratioHB]

I've found a liberal dosing of washing up liquid can provide effective anti-sqeak lubrication - and can be washed off - and you get clean fenders!!!!

 

[graham]

Hi Don No problems at all one of the fishermen even got his wife to show me where the fender boards were hiding. With the marina in Watchet now I would think that Minehead probably gets less visitors than previously.

A large Catamaran fishing boat came in and asked if he could dry out where I was as his boat was being inspected (I did see a surveyor poking about later )and he couldnt get back to move it off the steps at the start of the next tide. I was quite happy to comply as he was polite and had a genuine reason.Also gave me an excuse to be on the steps for the day until the tide came back.



I think in future I may try a dodge I once saw someone else use.Tie all the sausage shape fenders together in a long string to cover most of the side of the boat then dont use a board so theres less bumping and scraping noises.

I thin k that no matter how long your lines are when the tide starts pushing you up the wall and the wind is pushing you the other way a certain amount of movement is unavoidable.

PS not the first uncomfortable night Ive had in minehead ...

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