Gunwale fender / rubber for alloy tender?

[Bart Man]

Hi folks

We have a steel hull and an alloy tender now.

Does anyone have suggestions and photos of how they fender the gunwale of the tender.

I like my paint work.

They have these gr8 new things called a Kaptain Kollar that go around the tender but the quote is $850 for mine.

I am hoping to spend less than that.

Cheers


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[Reefmagnet]

I use 1" or 1.5" PVC air hose rivetted at regular intervals to the gunwales along with a couple of small fenders along the side that pulls up against the ladder of the boat. Works brilliantly and costs basically nothing in boat bucks.

Found a recent picture that shows some of the arrangement at least

[a64pilot]

How about the cheap "pool worms" Not sure what they are called by maybe noodles?
Anyway cheap foam floats for kids, cut a slit in it and slide it over the lip of the tender.
Probably won't last more than a couple of months, but they are cheap.