Take a piece of 4" long 2" PVC pipe. Cut the pipe lengthwise a width a smidge wider than the bulwark. Drill a 3/8" hole mid length but off center from the lengthwise cut. Run your 1/4" line for the fender thru the hole and put in a stopper knot set to hang the fender just below the gunnel. If the fender doesn't reach the water, the weight/gravity will let it hand just finne. Then you can slide it fore and aft to where you need it. Joe SeaFrog M17 ----- Original Message ----- From: judy casino To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 7:16 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Fenders Jeff, P.S. If your vintage M15 does not have a mid-cockpit cleat, you can buy a suction cup fender strap (not as secure) or screw in a cleat to the outer or top surface of the cockpit gunwale at mid-cockpit. The handrail-hanging location on my M15 drops the fender several inches forward of the shroud. Ron C. ________________________________ From: Jeffrey Johnston <frjeff@gmail.com> To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 3:43 PM Subject: M_Boats: Fenders OK, for fear of sounding pretty dumb, I dared not ask until now: As a new M15 owner, a boat without lifelines, how are folks hanging fenders? I can hang one vertical from my single slot teak handhold. Maybe one from the sidestay. But, those two would be quite close together. Then what?? OK, go ahead and make fun of me it you want. :) Padre Jeff