Hi Randy, When I go out sailing, as soon as I'm out in clear water, I put the boat on autopilot (my bungee cord to tiller system), and remove the fenders. My fenders - depending on length of sail, and number of people on board - have two stowage positions. If my wife is along, or the grandchildren, fenders go into the port sail locker, to clean up the cockpit floor area. If I'm sailing by myself for just an hour or two (and it's pleasant sailing - no rail under, etc.) I just leave them on the cockpit floor, at the aft end of the cockpit. There they are out of the way; but can be reached easily when I head back in to my slip at the marina. Connie