I try to tie fenders to the boat whenever possible.
1. I have forgotten fenders at public docks and had to replace them.
2. I have had fenders pick up a little dirt and make scratch marks on the boat as it moves against them. My thought is that a fender tied to the boat (when it works out) moves with the boat and there is less of a chance of scratching the boat than there is with the boat moving against a stationary fender. And, I can never forget it at a dock.
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