Those little cam/toothed things that hold lines
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Surely sir will need these for his vessel:
seriously they are very good and come in many sizes: http://www.fenderhooks.com/
seriously they are very good and come in many sizes: http://www.fenderhooks.com/
trying to figure out how you get tangled up with fender lines .... clove hitch around the guard rail stanchion, job done. just do them one at a time .....
although i guess depends on just how big your boat is, and if you don't know what cam cleats or jammers are then you are definitely not a WAFI
although i guess depends on just how big your boat is, and if you don't know what cam cleats or jammers are then you are definitely not a WAFI
Great replies, thanks to all who replied. The ones that look like they come from a saddlery are out but I think Paintman has it by a nose.
The fender lines are currently attached in a number of ways - the stern ones are tied round the same cleat as the stern lines so are hard to sort out, the next one is on its own little loop, and the front two are tied round the pulpit stanchions - so they drape over the bulwarks and look a bit naff. In short, the maker hangs them on by whatever means is quickest.
It's not normally an issue but the marina jetties are 'normal' height' whilst the EA moorings are only 6" high. In yesterday's winds, even with the fenders lowered, the boat was rocking so much that it worked them free (luckily the edging is wood and not concrete). The wind was such that the waves coming down between bow and jetty actually splashed me. It's simply not on!
Q: When one's fender lines are secured at the correct height, is there an official nautical way of tidying up the loose end?
The fender lines are currently attached in a number of ways - the stern ones are tied round the same cleat as the stern lines so are hard to sort out, the next one is on its own little loop, and the front two are tied round the pulpit stanchions - so they drape over the bulwarks and look a bit naff. In short, the maker hangs them on by whatever means is quickest.
It's not normally an issue but the marina jetties are 'normal' height' whilst the EA moorings are only 6" high. In yesterday's winds, even with the fenders lowered, the boat was rocking so much that it worked them free (luckily the edging is wood and not concrete). The wind was such that the waves coming down between bow and jetty actually splashed me. It's simply not on!
Q: When one's fender lines are secured at the correct height, is there an official nautical way of tidying up the loose end?
Simpo Two said:
Q: When one's fender lines are secured at the correct height, is there an official nautical way of tidying up the loose end?
Not official in any way but if you have a lot of surplus (if you need to change the hight berth to berth) then loose coil it up neatly, put a loop through the turns and make if off on the guard rail next to the hanging knot nice and tidy. XJSJohn said:
trying to figure out how you get tangled up with fender lines .... clove hitch around the guard rail stanchion, job done. just do them one at a time .....
although i guess depends on just how big your boat is, and if you don't know what cam cleats or jammers are then you are definitely not a WAFI
There's not allways a rail to tie onto. We have a few meters or so of capping rail with nowhere to tie fenders. So for the last two, we have those nice leather jobbies with the cam cleats.although i guess depends on just how big your boat is, and if you don't know what cam cleats or jammers are then you are definitely not a WAFI
See the aft section of capping rail below. What's a WAFI?
kin' idiot 
Actualy I prefer wind assisted. There's a lot more idiots out there with the "iron sail" But we're not supposed to say that are we Last time out I was both iron sail and wind assisted (not always helpfully I may add!). Derived great satisfaction from the watching hireboat (who had just made a complete mess of it). Managed a perfect approach and downwind landing into my marina slot... strong tailwind countered by light reverse and 'steering' by thrusters - no flow over the rudder of course. By contrast the old Freeman would have been more of a crash landing!
Yachtworker said:
Simpo Two said:
Q: When one's fender lines are secured at the correct height, is there an official nautical way of tidying up the loose end?
Not official in any way but if you have a lot of surplus (if you need to change the hight berth to berth) then loose coil it up neatly, put a loop through the turns and make if off on the guard rail next to the hanging knot nice and tidy. ETA: Those fender saddles are the dogs danglers though, have worked on yachts that used them, can be eye-wateringly expensive but look much nicer than a bunch of hitches, IMO...
the_lone_wolf said:
worked on a yacht that frequented Croatia, low docks meant they had exceptionally long fender lines. A method I've used is to finish your clove hitch with a bight, and use the working end to loop back around the rail and pass through the bight you created with another bight. Keep passing bights through bights until you reach the end of the rope whereby just pass the working end through the previous bight to finish. Forms a nice tidy finish that looks like a chain of pretzals,
Chain sinnet(monkey braid)???
Yachtworker said:
Chain sinnet(monkey braid)???
Looks ike the same structure, when I did mine they tended to look more syymmetrical IIRC, but it's been a little while...Off topic, saw you were down in Antibes at the end of April, you still down there now? Partner and I are half way to Biot and seeking work as crew this year...
the_lone_wolf said:
Looks ike the same structure, when I did mine they tended to look more syymmetrical IIRC, but it's been a little while...
Off topic, saw you were down in Antibes at the end of April, you still down there now? Partner and I are half way to Biot and seeking work as crew this year...
I live down here, just across the border in Italy, but I work mostly in France/Monaco. Some boats have told me that there are not many dockwalkers this season, so you may get lucky! There are a few new marinas in Italy (between San Remo & Genoa) so its worth getting along to them. Off topic, saw you were down in Antibes at the end of April, you still down there now? Partner and I are half way to Biot and seeking work as crew this year...
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