How many fenders are enough?

[Eagleye]

And when sould you take them off??

[skip1930]

I sit on one big fat fender, placed horizontal and hung from the lifeline, at mid ships on the CP-19. That is all you need for a CP-19.

Yes it is 'un yachtman-ship' like to hang and drag fenders when under way...although I understand from the picture that this boat is heading in for a mast setting.
But still...PLEASE!!

skip.

[Bob23]

   How many? As many as it takes! When I first took delivery of my 1985 23/2, I had her tied to a floating dock which was exposed to the incoming swells from a Nor'easter here in NJ. The dock rocked back and forth, up and down and I soon realized the boat would be lost if I didn't do something. I went to the local marine store, bought every large fender they had (7), tied 'em to the boat's lifelines, lashed to boat to the floating dock which I in turn, lashed to the adjoining bulkhead. It was a sleepless night as I drove down to the boat every hour or so but she, the intrepid "Koinonia" made it through.
   Take them off while sailing...it makes the skipper look like a beginner. Take if from me, I've done it and endured the staredowns.
Bob23

[brackish]

  Take them off while sailing...it makes the skipper look like a beginner. Take if from me, I've done it and endured the staredowns.

Me too, particularly when I'm single handling for a short sail.  However I did convert my three to spring clips so I could remove them quickly and hook them to my finger pier.

[gfspencer]

I have 6 fenders on my boat - three on each side.  I remove them as I am motoring out of the harbor.  I replace them as I motor back in.

[Short Sale]

I use two fenders.  Each has a line tied in a loop for quick and easy placement.  The short loop fender goes around the jib's cam cleat which is positioned down the coaming rail to an effective spot.  The long loop fender is placed around the main halyard cleat or jib halyard cleat and hangs just forward of the widest part of the beam.  I place the fenders on the appropriate side just before launching or when motoring in to retrieve.  This system provides a second benefit in that it prevents anyone from forgetting to remove the fenders before raising the sails, thus giving the skipper the appearance of experience and avoiding those staredowns!  But don't worry, I'll likely get a staredown for something else.

George

This is the positioning for a dock on the starboard side:

[soup]

Looks more like he's transiting a canal?

[Citroen/Dave]

Taking a boat down a canal is no excuse for sloppy boat keeping, dragging the fenders, unless you have more than one lock immediately in front of you.

[Eagleye]

They were cursing down the Hudson River at Catskill, NY.  Being it says "Toronto" on the side we might guess that they came across the Erie Canal so they were about 35 miles from the closest lock.  I didn't see them turn into any of the local marinas to set his mast..... but, maybe they were planning on stopping for a beer soon?   

[MKBLK]

My guess is that boat is a 1 percenter... so, could care less about what we minions think.

Marty K.