Bounty Tasman 8 Gunwhale Fender

[seabourne]

We are restoring a Bounty Tasman 8 for some freinds and we need to replace some bits or all of the Gunwhale fender

This fender grabs round an aluminium extrusion which is bolted to the hull. I have attached a picture.

Does anyone know who manufactured this Fender - if not has anyone discovered an alternative that could be fitted in the

parts where it is missing.

Thanks in anticipitation

[DaveRolaves]

It looks like a fairly common D section fender rubber which would be available from Wilks Marine (they have a website) or perhaps from

Walker Rubber in Norwich. Its more common now to fit a plastic extrusion strip inside the D section instead of the aluminium one to avoid corrosion problems. Dave R.........

[seabourne]

It looks like a fairly common D section fender rubber which would be available from Wilks Marine (they have a website) or perhaps from

Walker Rubber in Norwich. Its more common now to fit a plastic extrusion strip inside the D section instead of the aluminium one to avoid corrosion problems. Dave R.........

I wish it was...I have been dealing with Wilks for a long time and it isnt a normal D section it actually clips over the rail and isnt through bolted or anything like that

Paul

[JawsOrca]

Hi, once you've tried the norfolk companies here's another:

 

http://www.bridgerubber.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=60

 

(P.s I'd be very careful with Wilks, certainly don't take your wife as once you/she see's that teak deck you've had it ) 

[DaveRolaves]

If Wilks cannot help then I think that Walker rubber will be able to help. They can manufacture almost any rubber profile from a sample that you can supply them with. I guess that it would be expensive and it may be better  to renew the rubber fender completely with D section from Wilks or another supplier. Dave R.

[Oddfellow]

You will not believe this but it is NOT fender at all. 

 

It is commercial undergound water pipe that has a slit put down it which is then opened up, having been softened with heat and clamped on the extrusion.

 

It can be a real bugger to fit - it needs to be well heated along a good deal of its length (not just the area you are working on) to work properly. There are a number of specialist tools to help fit it too.

 

We have plenty of this material at Kingfisher.

[JawsOrca]

You will not believe this but it is NOT fender at all. 

 

It is commercial undergound water pipe that has a slit put down it which is then opened up, having been softened with heat and clamped on the extrusion.

 

 

Lol really? I love the innovation there.. I guess when you guys use so much and it takes such a beating it's well worth doing  

[Oddfellow]

Lol really? I love the innovation there.. I guess when you guys use so much and it takes such a beating it's well worth doing

 

There are other reasons too!

[Hockham Admiral]

There are other reasons too!

 

BB's re-fitted Friday Girl's with this as the old one was pretty tatty. (You can see it in the pic below)

 

They have a Heath-Robinson steam-generator which is basically a big old can with a tube welded on the side. They put water in it, fasten the lid and connect a flexible pipe to the outlet and sit it on top of a heating source.  Said steaming pipe is then inserted into the black water pipe before they pull it onto the boat extrusion.. several big lads were needed to pull FG's tube (all 80 feet of it) around the boat!  :shocked

[MauriceMynah]

I could be really tempted to have that done to Nyx (27ft Elysian Bounty) I wonder how much that job would cost