What type of rope do you recommend for fenders? I want to make something similar too this over our plastic ones. maybe with Steel rings in the ends to make it more sturdy. Need some recomendations. I have tried to google but there are wery little info about these types of knotting and how to do it
Coir rope is the traditional material for rope fenders. Manila is quite good but as hard fiber, can scratch varnish on boats. Hemp is quite good and softer fiber but has shorter life span. Cotton is soft but has the shortest life. Myself, I don´t use man made fibers so can not make any recommendation.
What type of rope do you recommend for fenders? I want to make something similar too this over our plastic ones. maybe with Steel rings in the ends to make it more sturdy. Need some recomendations. I have tried to google but there are wery little info about these types of knotting and how to do it
Coir rope is the traditional material for rope fenders. Manila is quite good but as hard fiber, can scratch varnish on boats. Hemp is quite good and softer fiber but has shorter life span. Cotton is soft but has the shortest life. Myself, I don´t use man made fibers so can not make any recommendation.
How cool is that! That was new to me!
Fantastic. Fantástico.
Greetings from Panama. Saludos desde Panamá.
Sempre più bravo Mikko...!!! ⚓👏⚓
Nice idea
what length of rope did you need to start with to make one "fender"? Thanks.
That depends on the rope and fender size. For this one I had 4pc of 450cm rope in 8mm.
@@mikkosnellman Wow, that would be expensive for a single fender. Thank you.
What kind of rope do you use? I have some extra jute-rope and i’m wondering if it’s any good for fenders
Jute is not the best possible fiber but will do fine for a shorter period of time.
Para que sirve, cuál función cumple
smallboatsmonthly.com/article/rope-fenders/
cool
thank you