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Message: <blockquote data-quote="teeeroy" data-source="post: 110402" data-attributes="member: 2115">I was thinking of doing something where the boat fenders were just attached to the side of the hull (presumably with rope) in a horizontal orientation.  (See crude drawing.)<img src="https://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll306/Teeeroy_bucket/FenderSponsons.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />As high as I would have them, they would only be used if the tipping of the boat became too extreme, essentially preventing the boat from capsizing.  Here's another example.  I saw these on the show 'Hooked' in the episode about Alaskan herring fishing.  They had these skiffs  that had them because they often got close to other boats.  Obviously, I'd be using them more for flotation.<img src="https://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll306/Teeeroy_bucket/skiff.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />What do you guys think?  Can it be done?</blockquote>