www.iFourWinns.com

Does anyone have any suggestions for good/reasonably priced fender holders for the bow rail of my 278?

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2006 Vista 278
First Boat:
2005 Sundowner 205
Columbus, OH

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2007 358 T-5.7GXi IB
Previous Boats
'08 H240, '08 V318, '04 268, '04 225

If you mean the ones that hold them on the bow rails for storage....I have some that turned out to be way to big for my boat...interested?

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Chris and Alicia
Las Vegas, NV
ALTIVA
1996 Four Winns 238 Vista Dlx 5.8Fi

Hey LVChris I'm interested in those fender holders. Give me a call tomorrow when you get back in town. Those should work w the fenders I have. Thanks.

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1996 278 Vista Dlx Twin 5.0
1999 Sea Ray 215 ex cruiser (sold)
1989 Seaswirl (sold)

Hutch9900,
We've been using this setup since 2010 on our 268 and really like it. This system gives some mounting flexibility as you can use them individually as we do or double them up.
http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|2276155|2276174&id=67037

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Our Boating Blog: http://ben-dana.blogspot.com/

2005 268 Vista "Sea Pickle II"
1979 AMF Alcort Puffer
Previous:
2003 FW190 Horizon
1973 Startcraft 18ft "Sea Pickle"

Hey TFD2001 has some advertised on our local lake Facebook page. They are the same ones Bliss36 has showing in his photo. I use the same ones but use the double setup so I can carry four bumpers on board since we raft up a lot with houseboats. You might send him a PM and see if he's sold his yet.

Pardon the dog post it was the first photo I saw in my Photobucket account that showed the fenders. Kobi is waving at you with his ear.

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2008 Vista 278 Volvo Penta 8.1 Gi 375 hp
1999 Horizon 220 5.7 GSi

Yes, I would be interested. Do you know what size fenders they hold?

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2006 Vista 278
First Boat:
2005 Sundowner 205
Columbus, OH

Yes, these are exactly what I am looking for! What size diameter are your fenders out of curiosity? I think mine are only 6", but after my trip to Erie last year I realized that I need something more substantial than that. I was looking at 8", but I wonder if I should get 10"?

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2006 Vista 278
First Boat:
2005 Sundowner 205
Columbus, OH

Mine are Polyform G5

http://www.boatersland.com/polg5.html

and here is a link to the holder:

http://www.starmarinedepot.com/polyform ... f7057.html

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2008 Vista 278 Volvo Penta 8.1 Gi 375 hp
1999 Horizon 220 5.7 GSi

Do you feel safe with the 8" fenders? Just curious, because I had to dock on the outside near a break wall last year and my fenders wouldnt have cut it. A guy came out and loaned me a pair of his much larger fenders and I felt a heck of a lot safer. I wished I would have checked to see what size they were!

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2006 Vista 278
First Boat:
2005 Sundowner 205
Columbus, OH

Well I would hate to carry anything larger on my 278. Yes I feel pretty safe with these particularly carrying four on board. Yeah docking on a breakwall would take a pretty large fender but I think I would be comfortable with mine.

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2008 Vista 278 Volvo Penta 8.1 Gi 375 hp
1999 Horizon 220 5.7 GSi

They worked great on my 268 as well as the 318. I tried the holders but didn't care for them. I didn't like leaving them out in the sun all day.

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2007 358 T-5.7GXi IB
Previous Boats
'08 H240, '08 V318, '04 268, '04 225

Yea, my wife posted a craigslist ad for those as well. She only mentions one (it's a double hanger though) but I though we had two, I'll have to check.. Here's a link to her add: http://chambana.craigslist.org/boa/4390638657.html

TFD

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2004 Four Winns 328 Vista
1997 Larson Cabrio 290 - sold
1988 Rinker Fiesta Vee 248 - sold