Buoys and fender sizes 410 DA

nealtrombley

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1988 Sea Ray Laguna Sold!
2002 Sea Ray 410 Dancer
Engines
2002 Yamaha 250OX66
twin Cats 350hp
bringing home the new to us 410.... I will have a dock 30ft to dock on with some overhang,on Port side.... would 18 inch Buoys be better for this 2-3? or HTM 4 12X34 for the 410..

Thank you..
I am sure being a newbie to the 410 ( Not boating) I will be asking questions in here and the 410 page.. Gen discussion seems to get faster answers
 
I like the Polyform fenders that are round. The A-4 would be a good choice for your boat and the A-5 would be an extra protection choice but at a much bigger size.
 
I think these are the ones on our boat >> https://www.westmarine.com/buy/tayl...UrkwISrH52dY-BPuqekoevzFWSizWW2RoCesUQAvD_BwE
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I have the 10x26 Taylor Made Big B for my 380, should work good for a 410

the Taylor made 1085 work great for the stopper
 
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Bigger is better and if you hang them from the dock for the season you don't have to worry about storing them on board.
 
When I bought my boat which is 43 feet LOA I bought four Polyform HTM-3 and two Round A-4. I also bought the bow fender carriers which get the tube fenders out of the way and while we are home dock the round fenders hang then the round fenders ride in the dinghy when we travel.

Since we have the ability to tie up our boat and not need fenders our fenders just hang more as an ornament And an extra precaution. They are awesome to have when we travel.
 
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I carry 3 Taylor Made 10 x26 and 2 Polyform balls.

Originally I had a pair of tubes in baskets on each side but I couldn’t see a darned thing over the ones on the starboard side so I fabricated the center mount out of rail fittings and tubing and moved one basket over.

A boat hook is stowed on top of the rack at the ready.
 
I don’t usually need fenders at my home dock, but I keep 4 TaylorMade 10” x 26” Big B Fenders with covers in the trunk for raft ups or transient docks where I need to deploy Fenders.
They’re a good fit for my 410.
They take up some space in the trunk, but are handy to grab and still leave plenty of room back there for the stuff I need to keep handy.
Had Fender Baskets on my old boat when I first got it. While they were very convenient, they blocked visibility in tight docking situations so I removed them. Wouldn’t hesitate to have them on a boat with a flybridge, but they weren’t good for me on an express style boat.
 
I had fender baskets on the bow of the 47DB, then added them to the bow of the current boat.

They are now gone!

In concept I like the baskets and with a Fly Bridge never had a visibility problem. Our issue with baskets was the size of the fenders - I think 34" tall. For my wife they were difficult to retrieve and stow fenders. This was aggravated by the use of fender covers (which we like). Was always a tight fit in and out of the baskets and she was having to lift the fenders.

Our current solution is the fenders standing in the point of the bow with the fender line tied to the top rail. The fenders stand almost to the rail. Easy to untie, drag, and deploy. Replacing just as easy.
 
I have had a lot of good luck with Aere inflatable fenders. I have an outlet and pump where I store them so easy to store deflated and takes about 30sec to pump up. Super light for my kids and wife to handle and have been holding up well. I have 2 of the 12”x42” size hung horizontally at my home dock because I am on a fixed doc with pilings. The 42” length is great because much less chance of them slipping past the piling. I carry 2 More 12x 42” deflated with me for raft ups and transient docking. Then I have 2 poly form that I can hang horizontal and 3 18” poly form I can hand vertical.

https://aeredockingsolutions.com/aere-12-diameter-fenders.html
 

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