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cotnerkc
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My wife and I signed on a 2007 270 Vista Vee yesterday. As long as the survey comes back clean we will be the new owners. I will have many questions in the following day/months. First question is what size fenders would anybody recommend? I was thinking 8x20" hole in the middle fenders. There is a compartment at the stern of the boat that holds the fenders. I'm not sure what size or how many fenders the compartment may hold. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Answers
Yes, 8-inch fenders should work well. As a general rule, choose the largest fenders you can conveniently store on the boat.
If your boating plans include a lot of time tied up with other boats, consider adding a 15" or 18" round fender (sphere). I have two that I deflate for storage. I inflate them with a pump that runs from my cordless drill battery, like this:
I have a 280EC and I use the Taylor Made Super Guard 8x26 fenders. I have 6 on my boat. That gives me enough to have 2 boats tied off. You never know who you are going to be rafting up to and the size fenders that they have. I have seen boats with the smallest fenders made. I also have 2 of the fender balls that I keep in my engine room for when I tie to a concrete wall. I like the pump that @LaRea has pictured. I might consider doing that to save on space. Personally I am not a fan of the HTM fenders. I had them on my 232cc. When I sold the boat, they went with it.
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