GL: Fender Boards

[Jim Ague]

> fender board arrangement.  This was a piece of plywood approximately two 
> to
> three feet square.  On the boat side of this board were (was) mounted two
> fenders so the board would not contact the boat's hull.  They were not as
> large as one would use normally in a locking situation.  Just large enough
> to prevent the board from hitting the hull.  The unique part of this 
> fender
> board was a "swivel wheel" mounted in the center of the outboard side of
> this board.  The "swivel wheel" was approximately four or five inches in
> diameter.

Good description of a clever idea. I wonder if the plywood was thick enough, 
or supported behind the swivel wheel, to prevent the board from snapping.

-- Jim