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piseas
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Initially Posted - 09/26/2007 :  17:46:00  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
Has anyone had any experience with "Fender Friend Shock Cord" by Shockles? The adjust in length for different situations. Appreciate your imput.
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piseas
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Response Posted - 09/28/2007 :  15:26:46  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
ok, whats the deal here. lots of readers but no resonse! dont be shy.
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Response Posted - 09/28/2007 :  19:11:15  Show Profile
Maybe no one's had any experience with them Steve. I know I haven't.
I try not to make a habit of side-swiping the dock, which seems to be what these things are for, judging by the description on the [url="http://www.shockles.com/products06/fenderfriend.cfm"]Shockles website[/url]. A wise sailor once told me, "Don't approach the dock any faster than you want to hit it."
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Response Posted - 09/29/2007 :  10:35:14  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
Dave, You're probably right about no experience. Looks like there is interest however. I thought the product bore some interest for two reasons. First wanting to remove fenders quickly and easily and second being able to adjust the length for different situations. The side-swiping issue was not one of my concerns. If you or anyone can suggest other products to recommend, I would love to hear. Thanks.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 09/29/2007 :  11:03:54  Show Profile
I don't recall that particular product, although it seems like I saw a dozen different fender thingies being demoed in the last boat show... "Easy on, easy off, easy up, easy down!" My general comment on many of them is fenders shouldn't be hung from the lifelines. If the boat is hard against the dock and rocks a little, the leverage on your stanchion bases can be pretty strong, parting the bedding and causing leaks. I used the various cleats, including mid-ship cleats I put on the genoa tracks. I tied loops on the fender lines that allowed them to hang a few inches above the water, which quickly takes care of most docking situations (if the fenders are large enough--mine were 8").
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Response Posted - 09/30/2007 :  23:16:44  Show Profile
<font color="blue"><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS">piseas

I use those safety line clip ons to secure my fenders. Three each on port and starboard sides to help those who use my boat as a docking guide some times, the slip next to me is a transit slip.
I have those 8 inch fenders which were on sale at WM this year.
Have a neat lazarette to store all them in.

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Response Posted - 10/01/2007 :  11:21:45  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by piseas</i>
<br />ok, whats the deal here. lots of readers but no resonse! dont be shy.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

To increase traffic, you might want to post this type of generic question in the "General Sailing" forum instead of only in the C250 specific forum.
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piseas
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Response Posted - 10/01/2007 :  12:32:41  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
Don, Great idea. I will do that.
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willy
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Response Posted - 10/02/2007 :  09:48:48  Show Profile
Steve,
It might be a wasted concern but I am just not comfortable hanging fenders from my lifelines. I pretty much always hang them from the stanchions. While it is not always the most convenient way to do it ( I often have to adjust the boat so the "contact points" are where I want them), I just fell more secure with a more rigid attachment point.
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Ray Seitz
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Response Posted - 10/09/2007 :  19:49:32  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">It might be a wasted concern but I am just not comfortable hanging fenders from my lifelines.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> I hear you Willy I use the stanchions or (most often) the track mounted cleats I bought. I remember reading a story (non-fiction) of a night from he** at the dock where somebody lost his lifeline, two stanchions and rub rail in a blow. If I recall correctly he attributed the damage to the fenders point of attachment on the lifeline.
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piseas
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Response Posted - 10/09/2007 :  22:34:14  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
Ray, are the track rail cleats by Schaefer?
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Ray Seitz
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Response Posted - 10/11/2007 :  20:18:08  Show Profile
I will have to look. They were one of my first additions. Will look this weekend and report back.
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Response Posted - 10/12/2007 :  13:27:35  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
Willy, You bring up a great point. Thats why I love this forum. Gonna either use stanchion or rail cleat that Ray and others have mentionsed which both Schaffer or Garhauer make available.
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