They probably wouldn't be able to design one that could do that due to the abrasive nature of piss.
Now a nice Guinness...
Now that explains my boot stripe being still in need of a good scrubbing.
They probably wouldn't be able to design one that could do that due to the abrasive nature of piss.
Now a nice Guinness...
At some point you will see it on Trawlers as well but I agree that this is not where it will start to ramp.
Thanks for your wishes, highly appreciated, Sam
...THANKS FlyWrite for starting it and inviting me in.
Back to the fender deployment issue for a minute. A few well-placed blocks and cleats with long lines and one can reach out and drop the fenders from the side windows, cockpit, or hatch. Of course, it's all dependent on the tie off cleat placement.
Hi BandB,
Our boat design is not so unique, most mid size cruisers have same design. It is not bad design it is a design that optimizes cabin space vs the convenient path to the bow. If I am buying a 30 to 40' express cruiser which is the size and shape we like and it is about 13' wide I rather have my cabin 13' wide or as close as possible to 13'. Having a convenient bow access as in many of your boats takes away from the cabin space. When it is a 50' boat that's fine but if you really like the 30 to 40' express cruisers it is better to have the largest possible cabin even if bow access is not so comfortable. We take the boat to Pittsburg for breakfast Friday morning (25 miles away), then cruise to Angel Island for a long bike ride (about 25 mile further away) then Sausalito for dinner and spend the night and the weekend in Pier 39 - San Francisco. To be able to do that we need a boat that cruises at 27 to 35 mph w/o burning much fuel. I understand the advantages of the Trawlers but the mid size cruisers have advantages as well. We do the above cruise or Napa Valley cruise quite often. So we don't have convenient bow access but we have other advantages with our boat.
Regards, Sam
The man saw what he felt was a need and developed a product to fill that need. I do not need it but perhaps other boaters do. I wish him luck.
BTW, I think some of the more snide remarks are a bit rude to our new member. It doesn’t reflect well on the TF community.
Agreed!
BTW, I think some of the more snide remarks are a bit rude to our new member. It doesn’t reflect well on the TF community.
I am about four years out from starting the build.Hi Ben2Go,
I saw a comment that you are building your own boat. If this is really the case I will offer you 2 Automatic Fender brains to be integrated into your hull for free. We have plenty of orders for the Automatic Fender but we did not start working with boat manufacturers yet. Having a demo will be great for us. Your benefit will be that you can build a very unique boat.... I am going to do same with my boat very soon.
Hi BandB,
Our boat design is not so unique, most mid size cruisers have same design. It is not bad design it is a design that optimizes cabin space vs the convenient path to the bow. If I am buying a 30 to 40' express cruiser which is the size and shape we like and it is about 13' wide I rather have my cabin 13' wide or as close as possible to 13'. Having a convenient bow access as in many of your boats takes away from the cabin space. When it is a 50' boat that's fine but if you really like the 30 to 40' express cruisers it is better to have the largest possible cabin even if bow access is not so comfortable. We take the boat to Pittsburg for breakfast Friday morning (25 miles away), then cruise to Angel Island for a long bike ride (about 25 mile further away) then Sausalito for dinner and spend the night and the weekend in Pier 39 - San Francisco. To be able to do that we need a boat that cruises at 27 to 35 mph w/o burning much fuel. I understand the advantages of the Trawlers but the mid size cruisers have advantages as well. We do the above cruise or Napa Valley cruise quite often. So we don't have convenient bow access but we have other advantages with our boat.
Regards, Sam
This is true. I retract my snarky post, Sam. It was meant in fun, but I see you're serious and wish you well.
Hi all,
Thanks for your wishes and the jokes were OK !!!
We scheduled a Trawler install yesterday, it is for February as we have prior orders we need to fulfill first. The order was made during the San Pedro show in LA, young family. Assuming there is a way to upload pictures to this site I will do it as soon as we install. Trawler vs cruiser vs sailboat is not a question we ask, if we have a Trawler install before Feb I will upload pictures.
Cheers, Sam
Hi BandB,
They ordered 4 Automatic Fenders. 95% of our sales are 4. We don't believe Automatic Fenders should be used in the stern, stern access is normally very easy. We recommend using them only where you have a railing.
Thanks, Sam
It would be nice to see the photos and ideally a video of it being used. Also, to know why they bought it. I'm sure it's one of the reasons you expressed earlier. Are they putting them forward only or all of their fenders?