Fender Hangers... What do you use?

Trucky

Trucky

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Boone Lake, TN
Boat Info
1999 210SD SunDeck / 2002 Ford F250 CC Lariat 4X4, slightly tweaked 7.3L
Engines
5.0 Mercruiser220hp/Alpha I
On my 210SD there seems to be no good place to hang dock fenders. Not every place I dock has bumpers or fenders I trust so I carry a pair. There is only 1 cleat at each end from which you can hang anything. I was looking at something like the ones in the pic and wondered what others are using or would recommend...

At $25 each x 4, are there better solutions?

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I had those on my old boat 1993 Chris Craft, very convient but the white hanger would pop out of the holder. Lost a few fenders that way,
Maybe they have improved them.
 
MonacoMike said:
I like these, they will clip over your windshield frame, rails, etc. This is for temporary semi-supervised docking, not a permanent slip. The other options would be add fender cleats, but most of us don't eant to drill holes in our boat. MM


http://www.folbe.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=46
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I looked at those too but I really don't have a good feeling about clipping anything on the windshield. One good wake would be enough to do some damage I'm guessing.

I am also considering installing another cleat about 2/3 of the way up, where the bow starts to curve away from the dock, maybe a pop-up. It looks like I could access the inside through the head and storage space in front of the driver. I'm with you on not wanting to drill holes...
 
I saw these on a Cobalt the other day. I thought they were a nice clean way to hang fenders. Not sure if they are available for other boats.
 

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At Ease said:
I saw these on a Cobalt the other day. I thought they were a nice clean way to hang fenders. Not sure if they are available for other boats.
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Those look nice.
 
Those Cobalt ones are nice.

My 200 has three regular cleats down each side. I just hang a fender at the rear one and the middle one and it works for me. I debated the whole hanger idea, didn't want to drill anything dedicated and just ended up with a 4 ft rope on each of my three fenders with a knot on the end. I either wrap them on a cleat or around the bimini support. Granted my boat never gets docked overnight or for any extended period of time but it works for us. The clip-on type hangers were just going to be more hassle and expense.
 
I have the same type, but mine have the white plastic hanger, they work good. I want to change them over to the all stainless(like pictured) since they lock in.
 
At Ease said:
I saw these on a Cobalt the other day. I thought they were a nice clean way to hang fenders. Not sure if they are available for other boats.
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I love the looks of those Cobalt hangers, but I couldn't find any references to them any where. I got some Perko hangers like in the first photo, only they are about 1 1/2" round. Being that size they only lay flat just above the gunwale, which doesn't seem high enough to me.
 
You should really consider some midship cleats. You definitely wont regret it. The will be great for securing your fenders and every time you use them for docking you will get the great feeling of having used a spring line.
 
techmitch said:
You should really consider some midship cleats. You definitely wont regret it. The will be great for securing your fenders and every time you use them for docking you will get the great feeling of having used a spring line.
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Dagnabbit... I was here thinking I had the solution and here you come with something logical. Maybe a pair of nice drop down cleats would work. But then you lose the ability to quickly deploy the fenders when you get close and forgot to put them out already and your helpers are not so nautically inclined... (OK, so I never claimed to be a real captain, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express once)
 
Go with adding mid-ship cleats. By far, the best solution. If you still want to add fender cleats, Sea Ray has custom ones (or at least they used to). Or, a nice, inexpensive way to go is one of the ones by Taylor - simple, small and effective (one of them is adjustable, too).

If you have the Perko ones I'm thinking of, return them. They're only chrome plated, first of all. Second, the base metal is cheap - "white" or "pot" metal.
 
Lazy Daze said:
Go with adding mid-ship cleats. By far, the best solution. If you still want to add fender cleats, Sea Ray has custom ones (or at least they used to). Or, a nice, inexpensive way to go is one of the ones by Taylor - simple, small and effective (one of them is adjustable, too).

If you have the Perko ones I'm thinking of, return them. They're only chrome plated, first of all. Second, the base metal is cheap - "white" or "pot" metal.
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Perkos are in the box, ready to return. I do love working with Amazon just for this reason, never a question or hassle for returns.

So mid-ship cleats seem like the overall best long term solution. I dug through a parts maunal and came up with 291658 CLEAT, 8" 4-BOLT SS, 793471 PLATE, BACKING UNIVERSAL 3/16" as the original fore and aft cleats. Would it make any sense to stay with the same cleat as those? And if so, where would I find them? I'm almost positive I can access the back side for both sides to be able to put in the backing plate. I don't think I'd put in cleats otherwise.
 
techmitch said:
You should really consider some midship cleats. You definitely wont regret it. The will be great for securing your fenders and every time you use them for docking you will get the great feeling of having used a spring line.
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There is no substitute for a midship cleat. Man up and drill some holes! It's above the water line anyway so you have nothing to worry about. Measure twice, drill once.

Doug
 
You can get those cleats from a Sea Ray dealer, but Sea Ray doesn't make them and they'll be a little more expensive than if you bought from a local marine store or online. There are differences in types of cleats - so don't buy just based on cost. Currently, Sea Ray uses Attwood cleats, at least for their custom, pop-up cleats (I just ordered a set for myself). Attwood makes very good, open base cleats at a decent cost.

Yes, staying with the same size/style cleat makes sense - at least for aesthetics.
 
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