Ed, Yes. Touche' had the same situation in Pensacola. Floating pier, shared slip, no piling between the boats. I used two "hole through the middle" fenders hung vertically. No issues.
However, it brings up a possible discussion - whether to use fender covers or not. The Admiral didn't like the discoloration on Touche's white fenders so she bought black mesh fenders covers. Well, mesh fender covers are OK. They reduce the squeaking when boats are rafted together. However, when docked on a pier where contact with marine growth, barnacles, etc., is possible, they present the potential for scratching the topsides. Any particles of crushed crustaceans, etc. can become trapped in the mesh. When the fender spins, and it will, the debris will scratch the boat. With the boat freshly painted, our answer is to purchase black fenders and not use fender covers. We never raft up so that will work. -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Sat, Oct 17, 2020 at 10:49 AM Edward Levert <weeselev...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The floating docks in my marina do not provide the ability to hold the > boat away from the finger pier. If there is any west in the wind, the boat > is up against the fender. Has anyone experienced this? > > Ed Levert > C&C 34 Briar Patch > New Orleans > > >
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