T&T: Aere Fenders musings

[Mark Richter]

<<seems like there ought to be a way to make your own fenders that do the
same
thing at a fraction of the cost.  Paying that amount just grates on me and
feels exploitative... a take it or leave it proposition.>>

I recently purchased a 9' hypalon Caribe RIB dinghy at a garage sale for
$50, one leak.  You could cut away the fiberglass bottom and transom,
leaving a very large, heavy duty fender which shuld last a long time.  Just
the thing for a larger trawler going through a lock system.  Maybe they
could leave it at the end of the canal for the next big boat coming through
the other way??

Mark Richter, m/v Winnie the Pooh, Ortona, FL