Silly fender question.

[SailingNewYorkCity]

I do the opposite. I have the thick ones in the middle as they are the ones that take the weight; the others serve when the boat yaws a bit but there isn't much weight on these.

However I certainly wouldn't say that my way is right compared to yours.

I do the same thing because it is very rough at my marina. There's no south side sea wall and the ferries and barges heading north on the Hudson River send a lot of big wakes through the marina. I've found that those who come from calm and protected marinas often use the opposite approach to "even out" their load distribution. For rougher situations I prefer what you have suggested though.

 

[stuartwineberg]

Aladdins Barge or whatever it's called these days

I have decided to buy some new fenders but as soon as I am offered a choice I get confused, over research and end up buying the wrong thing.

There seems to be a wide range of prices on the market and I am currently looking at three websites for information - compass marine, force 4 and one on ebay.

I think I need F2 size which is 25" x 9" which are £22 each but on ebay there are some nice ones which are 24" x 8" at 6 for £80 (majoni star 3).

The boat size is 26' and compass recommend either the 25" or the 30" - what size would be best - bigger or smaller? And as Majoni are cheaper, are they still good, or should I just get the expensive ones from Compass and have done with it?

Di

Well worth a trip down to the barge at Swanwick. He usually has a huge range from awful to nearly new and inside there is usually a decent selection of new ones at a good price - probably could negotiate a deal on a set