It might work in calm water, but there are always occasional wakes a couple feet high. We had to watch to make sure the wind didn't shift and the boats rotate into each other, but it worked fine.īut, my question is, is there a "right" way to raft up with a bow rider? There was absolutely nothing in common about the shape of the sides of our boats, as you might guess. When someone wanted to go from one boat to the other, we just pulled the line and brought the boats close at the stern end (stern to stern). What we ended up doing was anchoring in parallel with each other, 30 feet apart, such that our bows were even with each other as our boats pointed into the wind, then we tied a long line to the back cleat on each of our boats. We offer a full range of dock bumpers for low freeboard, dock corner and edge bumpers, small step fenders or large inflatable boat fenders for sale both in-store and online. But wakes from other boats made it extremely hard to place bumpers where they would stay/work. Fisheries Supply is your premier supplier of boat fenders from trusted brands like Polyform, Taylor Made, AER Docking Solutions and more. Last season, I tried to raft up with some other friends that had a bow rider. Fender AccessoriesĪvailable accessories include fender pumps, fender storage racks, fender covers and fender whips and hangers.Two of my poker friends (and neighbors) both bought bow riders within the last week! Worthy of mention is Plastimo’s 3-Step Ladder Fenders which can function as a fender and as a boarding ladder for your boat. Specialty fenders include Taylor Made Low Freeboard Bass Boat Fenders, Pontoon Boat Fenders, Transom Fenders, Mermaid Fenders and their Pontoon Boat Corner Bumpers to name a few. Along with being hung as fenders, these can be mounted to docks and posts too. Examples of rectangular flat fenders include West Marine Modular Flat Fenders, which are made of closed cell EVA foam and Hull Hugr Flat Fenders, which are made of a tri-laminate material with a polycarbonate grommet at each end. Rectangular flat fenders can be used to protect a large area and are a great choice for use when rafting up to another boat. Examples of round fenders include Taylor Made Tuff End™ fenders and Polyform’s line of colorful All Purpose Buoys. Popular with commercial fishermen, round fenders provide lots of cushioning at a specific location. Taylor Made Big Big B™ fenders are an example of center rope tube fenders. Alternatively, a figure eight knot at each end of the fender keeps these fenders from sliding along the line when hung horizontally. A figure eight knot at one end of the fender enables vertical hanging. Examples of two-eye cylindrical fenders include Polyform’s F1, F2, F3, F4, F5 and F6 series of fenders and Taylor Made Super Guard ™ Fenders.Ĭenter rope tube fenders can be hung either vertically or horizontally using one line running through the centerline. Boaters most often hang these fenders vertically. Two-eye cylindrical fenders have an eye at each end which gives you the option of using a single fender whip to hang the fender vertically or two whips to hang the fender horizontally. Cylindrical FendersĬylindrical fenders can be divided into two types: Two-eye cylindrical and center rope tube fenders. Available shapes include cylindrical, round, rectangular flat and uniquely shaped specialty fenders. You have your choice of diameter, length, color and shape. West Marine offers a wide variety of fenders to protect boats. Boat fenders (which are sometimes referred to as “boat bumpers”) are inflatable vinyl chambers that cushion and protect boat hulls when they come up against pilings, docks and other boats.
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