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OJ
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Initially Posted - 04/01/2010 : 19:50:51

On Ode to Joy we used a product called "Gorilla Grips" to attach the fenders to the base of the stanchions. They were essentially an adjustable nylon strap with some chafing material and velcro sewn-on. Their best feature was speed. Sadly, when I Googled them for the new boat they are no where to be found.

What are people here using to attach fenders - quickly and painlessly.

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 04/01/2010 : 22:00:11

I haveTaylor fender clips that clip on the stanchion and some other brand that consists of a plastic strap that wraps around anything and snaps to close; the line from the fender goes through a roller clamp on the strap to adjust height. Garelick, for one, makes a newer model that is quite similar. If I am staying overnight, I probably tie them about as often as I use a hanger - I keep a doubled a line on the fender and just throw a quick square knot around a stanchion

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OJ
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Response Posted - 04/02/2010 : 04:51:15

Thanks Dave - good catch . . . bending over to tie knots everytime we deploy fenders is a pet peeve of mine.

http://www.garelick.com/product.php?pnumber=71081

The 71081 would be perfect - could be mounted near the base of the stanchion.

Wee bit surprised they would show (with the 71080) a fender attached so high because of the leverage factor.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 04/02/2010 : 06:14:12

Clove hitch with bight return.
Always there when you need it.
Easy to remove (just pull on the bight)
Easy to secure (Over, under, pull bight back)
Easy to adjust (pull on the bight, pull or ease to adjust, under pull the bight back)
Cheap (no additional hardware required)

Paul

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OJ
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Response Posted - 04/02/2010 : 06:37:39

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by britinusa
 . . . (Over, under, pull bight back . . . pull on the bight . . . under pull the bight back). . . <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">ugh!

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PCP777
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Response Posted - 04/02/2010 : 06:47:56

Guys, I just use the carabiners you can buy for a dollar or so at the Walmart check out line. I tie a bowline through it and done. They work fine so far, I just clip them on the life lines as I approach a dock. (I do not use bumpers in my slip)

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Response Posted - 04/02/2010 : 06:53:46

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by OJ
 ...Wee bit surprised they would show (with the 71080) a fender attached so high because of the leverage factor.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Somebody will have to re-bed that stanchion. Same with the lifelines. There are all kinds of products for hooking to lifelines--a dubious approach IMHO.

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Voyager
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Response Posted - 04/02/2010 : 13:39:52

Isn't that why they invented cleats?

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DaveR
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Response Posted - 04/05/2010 : 05:34:09

I keep attach my bumpers to the dock at home, or to the stanchion base or cleats while away.

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Stu Jackson C34
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Response Posted - 04/05/2010 : 12:18:18

Carabiners are a good idea. We use trigger snap fasteners on the lines to the fenders. They can easily be attached or detached from lifelines or around stanchion bases. Knots are a thing of the past.

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redeye
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Response Posted - 04/07/2010 : 04:44:46

<< Knots are a thing of the past. >>

That's pretty funny...

I added two cleats on either side of my boat to add a place to tie up the fenders and spring lines, among other things. At least three boats around me had fenders hanging from the lifelines and during one of our "Wind Events" (as the marina described it) several boats were damaged, one pretty badly as the fenders were blown up on the deck.

Several of those boats are now a thing of the past.

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OJ
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Response Posted - 04/07/2010 : 07:07:37

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by redeye
[br. . . I added two cleats on either side of my boat to add a place to tie up the fenders and spring lines . . . <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Ray, where did you place the cleats?
<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">. . . as the fenders were blown up on the deck . . . <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Sounds like someone should design a fender bra

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redeye
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Response Posted - 04/07/2010 : 07:41:31

I put one low lying black plastic cleat behind a forward stanchion, and one just in front of an aft one. Trying to keep the sheets out of them.

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redeye
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Response Posted - 04/07/2010 : 07:48:35

My forward fender line runs from the bow cleat to the aft cleat I added. My aft fender line runs from the forward cleat I added to the winch.

I keep loops in the end of the spring lines and drop them on the cleats, and then cleat the finder line over them. They are easy to adjust and quick to set.

Works for me, but your dock height might not.

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 04/07/2010 : 09:23:36

My friend has the quick connect clips on his fenders, but they only help in his home slip. When using a transient slip, they're never adjusted as you need them to be, and, if you re-adjust them, then they won't be adjusted correctly when you get back to your home slip. If you try to tie them to the lifelines, the clips are usually in the way. I'm with Paul. Knots are quick and easy, and they're always exactly where you need them to be.

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