R23 Clear Fender Guards

R23 Kingfisher

R23 Kingfisher

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Fluid Motion Model
R-23 (Outboard)
Hull Identification Number
US-FMLT2325H
Vessel Name
OTTER III
I purchased a used R23. It came with four clear "plastic"(?) fender guards along the sides of the hull, two on each side, at the location of where you would hang four fenders.

Does anyone else have these and do you know what material they are made of and how best to care for them?

I'm having the hull buffed with compound and waxed and assume that those areas only need to be washed and buffed, maybe waxed but no need to use compound as they show no signs of oxidation.

Are these an option put on by Fluid Motion or were they after-market?
 
R23 Kingfisher said:
I purchased a used R23. It came with four clear "plastic"(?) fender guards along the sides of the hull, two on each side, at the location of where you would hang four fenders.

Does anyone else have these and do you know what material they are made of and how best to care for them?

I'm having the hull buffed with compound and waxed and assume that those areas only need to be washed and buffed, maybe waxed but no need to use compound as they show no signs of oxidation.

Are these an option put on by Fluid Motion or were they after-market?
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Sounds like fender protection film. Was your boat previously ceramic coated?
 
That 3M product is interesting. Mo mention of marine use under recommended applications or recommended care instructions though. I do not believe my boat is ceramic coated as it wasn't mentioned in the advertisment or during the purchase process.
 
R23 Kingfisher said:
That 3M product is interesting. Mo mention of marine use under recommended applications or recommended care instructions though. I do not believe my boat is ceramic coated as it wasn't mentioned in the advertisment or during the purchase process.
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We have our boat in a boathouse. The bow area rubs up against the sides so we installed the 3M product in that area in 2018 It shows no signs of wear. Just wash it occasionally. We have a neighbour in a nearby slip who used it to prevent fender rash. He had tried using fender socks but they were a disaster. They picked up the salt and the result was like a grinder. He has had similar success.
 
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