Manuplas® Commercial Boat Fendering
Commercial vessels benefit with Manuplas® sprayed or cast fender systems. Both systems being robust and highly durable in the harsh and unpredictable Marine environment. Manuplas® can provide fendering for application to the bow and/or sides of a vessel. Manuplas® commercial vessel fendering is suitable for a wide range of vessel types including: Wind Farm Support Vessels, Workboats, Pilot Boats, Lifeboats, Patrol Boats and Military Vessels.
Construction:
- Manuplas® fenders are manufactured from a high performance physically cross-linked polyethylene foam core.
- A unique protective polyurethane elastomer coating is either cast or sprayed applied to the core.
- Cast fendering requires in-house manufactured tooling to produce the fender.
- Cast fendering is appropriate when a high quality, smooth surface finish and tighter design tolerances are necessary.
- A sprayed finish allows flexibility on the shape, size and technical specification of the fender to be achieved without the need for investing in mould tooling. A tailored solution for each boats’ individual characteristics can be designed and manufactured.
- Manuplas® can also offer vessel fendering with a seamless polyurea coating which can be applied very thinly if necessary and provides a highly visual impact.
- Manuplas® can provide a wide range of rubber fender types including hollow D fenders, solid D fenders, cylindrical fenders, square fenders, M fenders, keyhole fenders and composite fenders.
Features:
Cast Fendering Benefits:
- High quality, smooth and consistent surface finish for maximum visual appeal
- Less than 1/3 of the weight of rubber fenders, helping to improve vessel speed and fuel consumption
- Custom designs to suit budget and application
- High impact and abrasion resistance prevents damage to the vessels structure
- Male and female joint system supplied as standard
- Tooling manufactured in-house enabling tight controls of quality and lead times
- A virtually non-marking external finish
- Variable core densities to suit vessel usage or specific location on vessel
- Custom moulded bow and corner sections
- Square, snaped or custom shaped terminating ends available
- Easily bonded to the hull for quick installation
- Rapid lead times
Sprayed Fendering Benefits:
- Can be manufactured and installed as a single piece or as a series of multiple modules to suit the specific vessel.
- Considerably lighter (up to 60% compared to traditional rubber D fenders), improving both speed and fuel consumption of vessels.
- Highly impact absorbent with the ability to withstand the harsh offshore environment. It is therefore particularly suitable for allowing safe access to wind turbines and makes berthing safer and easier.
- High abrasion resistance as a result of in-house development of a bespoke outer coating
- A virtually non-marking external finish
- Optional extras such as anti-slip coatings can be offered to enhance safety
- Optional Kevlar reinforcing of elastomer skin increases tear resistance and extends life of the fender in harsh marine environments

Sprayed vessel fendering-standard

Cast vessel fendering
Cast fender standard profiles
PROFILE HEIGHT (mm) |
PROFILE DEPTH (mm) |
CFT REFERENCE | WEIGHT (kg per metre) |
51.40 | 25.70 | CFT000001 | 1.20 |
60.00 | 40.00 | CFT000002 | 1.80 |
80.00 | 65.00 | CFT000034 | 2.70 |
85.00 | 60.00 | CFT000003 | 3.00 |
100.00 | 45.00 | CFT000037 | 2.70 |
100.00 | 55.00 | CFT000004 | 3.30 |
100.00 | 70.00 | CFT000005 | 4.00 |
100.00 | 100.00 | CFT000038 | 4.20 |
120.00 | 60.00 | CFT000006 | 3.90 |
120.00 | 90.00 | CFT000007 | 4.70 |
120.00 | 105.00 | CFT000008 | 5.10 |
120.00 | 117.50 | CFT000009 | 7.80 |
130.00 | 80.00 | CFT000010 | 4.20 |
130.00 | 80.00 | CFT000041 | 4.60 |
130.00 | 113.00 | CFT000011 | 5.20 |
145.00 | 78.00 | CFT000012 | 4.60 |
150.00 | 70.00 | CFT000013 | 5.20 |
150.00 | 100.00 | CFT000014 | 5.70 |
150.00 | 100.00 | CFT000015 | 5.50 |
160.00 | 150.00 | CFT000016 | 7.00 |
165.00 | 128.00 | CFT000017 | 6.50 |
180.00 | 80.00 | CFT000018 | 5.90 |
180.00 | 130.00 | CFT000045 | 6.40 |
185.00 | 80.00 | CFT000047 | 5.50 |
195.00 | 100.00 | CFT000040 | 5.50 |
200.00 | 80.00 | CFT000020 | 6.40 |
200.00 | 100.00 | CFT000043 | 6.60 |
200.00 | 100.00 | CFT000042 | 6.40 |
200.00 | 124.00 | CFT000021 | 7.60 |
200.00 | 130.00 | CFT000044 | 8.30 |
200.00 | 145.00 | CFT000022 | 7.90 |
200.00 | 150.00 | CFT000023 | 7.90 |
200.00 | 200.00 | CFT000019 | 8.80 |
215.00 | 125.00 | CFT000024 | 8.30 |
220.00 | 165.00 | CFT000025 | 8.90 |
222.00 | 137.00 | CFT000026 | 5.70 |
224.00 | 102.00 | CFT000027 | 6.60 |
243.00 | 100.00 | CFT000033 | 8.40 |
250.00 | 120.00 | CFT000035 | 7.60 |
250.00 | 120.00 | CFT000028 | 8.90 |
250.00 | 200.00 | CFT000029 | 10.50 |
250.00 | 250.00 | CFT000049 | 11.40 |
290.00 | 90.00 | CFT000048 | 8.00 |
300.00 | 225.00 | CFT000030 | 17.80 |
370.00 | 400.00 | CFT000031 | 26.80 |
500.00 | 300.00 | CFT000032 | 27.60 |