Sneaks":38pm561f said:
Oh, and for Bill's "orbs"? Mooring absolutely parallel to a pier is not a requirement cast in stone.
Agreed...but they're without a doubt, the most universal fender I've used. I carry the 6'ers as well, but rarely use them.
With the orbs, you simply drop them so they float, remove slack from the line, and secure. On a 22, one on the aft cleat, one on the cleat outside the cabin slider window...which the orb perfectly fits through. Works at the vast majority of docks.
They also are the best solution I've seen, for rafting two C-Dorys together...place one for and aft between the hulls, and forget about the boats ever touching each other.
Yup...I like my orbs. However, you're wrong that having such obvious and big fenders, somehow prevents one from taking off with them deployed. I've done it a few times. And unlike the 6'ers...when you leave an orb deployed off the aft cleat and hit the throttle, let's just say it's an experience you'll not soon forget. They get drug under the water, causing an immediate and obvious pull to the side they are deployed on. And, when you slap you head with the inevitable "oops" and cut back the throttle, the rebound is equally exciting. The orb returns home, delivering a huge spray of water right into the cockpit.
Which being a Brat, might come in quite handy. I'm hoping to nail an unsuspecting Catman some day.
