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Old 04-17-2013, 03:33 PM   #15
Nomad Willy
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City: Concrete Washington State
Vessel Name: Willy
Vessel Model: Willard Nomad 30'
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Washing fenders???

That's for good yachties.

I use. A ball fender on my bow for initial contact when approaching a float. After we straighten out it just hangs touching nothing. I'd like to get another one all the way fwd but wouldn't want it stored on the fore deck. That area must be unencumbered w gear adrift for anchoring ect.

See post #9 re the ball.

Re fenders the Willard is not very user friendly as her sides are curved kinda like a sailboat. We usually pull the stern in close and let the bow hang out. Most trawlers have basically straight slab sides that are easy to fender. Another curved thing about the Willard is it's rockered keel. If you put them on a tide grid 80 to 90 % of the weight of the boat will be on one point on the keel near center. A straight keel is MUCH easier to deal with. I needed to tie 2x8s to two grid beams to distribute the load. And of course that needed to be done in the dark in the middle of the night stomp'in around in the 18" deep kelp and mud. Boating is such funnnnnnnnn.

Mark re post #16 I agree.
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