"Ann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Over the last few years, the members here and on urw have been very
> helpful
> when we had a problem with Bluebells restoration. We have another problem
> and we need more ideas!.
>
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>
> 1. A traditional rope fender hung very low
> 2. A rubber horse shoe fender as found on sea going boats (not very
> carnally
> though)
> 3 A strip of something like car tyre attached vertically to the bows - but
> how would we attach it?
>
> Bluebell is going into the dry dock in a couple of weeks so that we can
> black her bottom and we would like to be able to protect the bows when she
> comes out.Also being in the dry dock is an opportunity to work on the
> bows.
>
While in dry dock have a sacrificial strip of steel welded up the bow, say
2" X 1/8" that can be replaced each time you come out for blacking.
Brian
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