Choosing the right boat fenders is essential for protecting your vessel and ensuring peace of mind at the dock. With so many options available, it’s important to select fenders that match your boat’s size, usage, and mooring conditions. This guide provides expert advice to help you make the best decision—whether you’re a new boat owner or looking to upgrade your current setup.
There are many factors to consider when choosing the which size boat fender to use.
1) The most important factor is determined by the size of your boat. The table below gives a great guideline as to the size you require. You can also refine your search on our site by using the boat size tabs on the left to bring up our recommendations.
2) What size does your boat currently use and are they suitable?
3) What type of environment do you typically moor? if it’s a calm marina, then a size smaller may suffice, however, a more choppy marina may need larger fenders.
4) Another factor may be the space you have on-board to store the fenders, although we always recommend to choose the largest size possible as to replace a fender is a lot cheaper than damage to a boat!
| Boat Size (FT) | A-Series | F-Series | RFC-Series | G-Series |
| 0-10 | A0 | G2 | ||
| 11-16 | A0 or A1 | F1 | G2 or G3 | |
| 17-23 | A1 or A2 | F1 or F02 | RFC2 | G3 or G4 |
| 24-30 | A3 | F2, F4 or F4 | RFC3 | G5 |
| 31-45 | A4 | F5 or F6 | ||
| 46-60 | A5 or A6 | F7 or F8 | ||
| 61+ | A6 or A7 | F11 or F13 |
For larger commercial vessels we have the HDF (Heavy Duty) range
The above table is to be used as a guideline. Due to the various types of mooring, boat specification we can only offer a rough guide as to the best choice of fender for your boat.
The information will hopefully help guide you to choosing the right sized boat fender for your boat.
