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Thanks for the info.
Thanks to all! Now that I have a name for it, I can find how to make another or use it. Here's a link in case somebody else might be interested:
http://www.thevirtualboatyard.com/2009/ ... oards.html
http://www.thevirtualboatyard.com/2009/ ... oards.html
That's interesting! The fender boards we see in the Erie canal locks are usually a junky 2x4, not mahogany. They are used to protect the fenders from abrasion and disgusting slime as you slide up and down along the lock walls and as such a generally cheap and disposable.
The one pictured must have been used as more of a spacer, but i am not sure why the metal reinforcing would be needed. How long is it?
The one pictured must have been used as more of a spacer, but i am not sure why the metal reinforcing would be needed. How long is it?
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