06-07-2010
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Old Hockey socks!... C'mon, you're Canadian! 
Consider the environment where you're moored.. if there's airborne dust or dirt the 'condoms' can hang on to that and essentially become abraders themselves.
Another consideration is the amount of movement of the boat under normal conditions. If there's enough wash to cause considerable rolling then round/spherical fenders are better than cylindrical ones, which will tend to slide and rub vertically against both hull and deck. Round ones tend to roll and so will drag less against the surfaces.
Finally, if you're in a finger-dock situation that you share a bay with another boat, try to get the owner to agree to a line or a shock cord between your boats. Both boats will be held away from the dock that way, avoiding wear on the paint altogether. Just don't forget about it the next time you leave!
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".. there is much you could do at sea with common sense.. and very little you could do without it.."
Capt G E Ericson (from "The Cruel Sea" by Nicholas Monsarrat)
1984 Fast/Nicholson 345
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