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Canal Boat Ropes and Fender suppliers

All canal boats need ropes for mooring and for handling the boat safely during cruising.
Some boaters prefer natural fibre ropes such as hemp or cotton lines, others choose from a wide range of artificial fibre ropes. Most boat owners have a bow line and a stern line when cruising but use different ropes for permanent mooring.  Fenders are used to protect the boat, though they can be dangerous if they jam in locks.

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  • Nearly all canal boats use fenders for comfort and protection. Tradition working narrowboats had a bow fender made of rope coiled around a core which might be a section of folded motor tyre, and rope stern fenders to protect the rudder.
  • Modern boats frequently also have side fenders to protect the paintwork from being scraped when moored or going through locks. Rubber and plastic fenders are now popular.
  • Single handed boaters often use a single centre line for convenience. See our information about single handed cruising.
  • Tony Lewery explains all about traditional ropework in his Canal Art pages.



Boat Ropes & Fenders
Avon Impact Management,
Melksham
Marine Fenders
01225 896421
sales@avon-impact.com
Black Pig Fenders
Spalding, Lincolnshire
Fender maker And rope supplier
01406 550249
sales@blackpigfenders.co.uk
Bollin Rigging Co
Macclesfield
Suppliers of traditional ropes
01260 252799
sales@bollinrigging.co.uk
Bosun’s Mate
Manchester
Bespoke Ropes and Lines
07452 876063
tommoexc65@yahoo.co.uk
Fender Maker Ltd
W. Wales
Fender maker
01239 712777
ericjohns@btconnect.com
Great Outdoors
Stoke on Trent
Fenders makers
07736 033505
michael.greatoutdoors@yahoo.co.uk
Jimmy Green Marine
Beer, East Devon
Custom Splicing, Ropes & Chain
01297 20744
sales@jimmygreen.co.uk
Marinox UK
Stourbridge West Midlands
Ropes, Chains and fittings
07548 92809
marinox@live.co.uk
Mr Splice Rope Company
Rope suppliers & splicing service
08001 697178
info@mrsplice.com
Narrow Boat Ropes
Basingstoke
Decorative narrowboat ropes
01256 464559
afk@narrowboat-ropes.co.uk
Narrowboat Fenders
Blisworth
Fender maker
nbfenders@clark-blisworth.fsnet.co.uk
Rope Fenders
west Kennet & Avon
Fender maker & ropeworkers
07901 913749
info@ropefenders.co.uk
The Boatyard, Hilperton
Hilperton K&A Canal
Fenders & rope
07970 729116
thefenderboat@orange.net
The Fender Boat
Kennet & Avon Canal
Fender maker
07817 364496
richard@fenderboat.co.uk
The Fenderman
Traditional rope fenders
07941 033956
thefenderman@excite.co.uk
The Traditional Rope Company
Norfolk
Mail order supplier of natural fibre ropes
07813 832693
Neil@TraditionalRopeCompany.co.uk
Timko Ltd
Cheshire
Rope supplier
07870 164018
sales@ropesandtwines.com
Trafalgar Marine Services
New Mills, High Peak
Fender makers, rope suppliers
01663 747808
orders@trafalgarmarineservices.co.uk
Union Industries
Hunslet, Leeds. LS10 1AD
Ropes and canvas covers
0113 2448393
generaltrading@unionindustries.co.uk

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