HULL HUGR PWC Fender, Black

Being new to PWC and with a new craft, I was very concerned about docking my Waverunner on a marina dock designed for boats. These fenders works great and I am so glad I bought them. I think a must have if you are going to have to attach your machine to any docks. Buy a pair and practice on how to attach them. I have found the rear one to be very easy to set up as you can attach to a tow hook and it stays stable. The front one is a bit more finicky as it moves around when you move to storage compartment for instance to get out the anchoring rope. You do want them to have the front protector fairly backwards for maximum protection. They create water sprays and drag if you leave them in when planning so you want to remove them as you are leaving the dock, but I got into an easy routine after only a couple of outings so totally doable. Good product!

**UPDATE SUMMER 2016** After almost 2 years of use, the plastic coating on the hooks is starting to wear off resulting in some rusting on the metal. The vinyl is still holding up well, and so are the straps. I would still rate these PWC fenders as 5 stars since they have saved me in many situations at the boat ramp and while docking! ------- I purchased two of these to protect my 2014 Yamaha FX HO Waverunner. After using these for 2 months, I have to say I love them. Cost: I paid $11.99 each Installation/Usability : There is a hook located on the bottom of the fender that grabs/hooks under the rub rail. I attach one to the back side and the other at the front. For the back fender I simply attach it to the tow hook, but at the front of my waverunner I did not have hook to secure the fender. My solution was to open the front storage compartment, and tighten the adjustable straps so the rubber block located on the strap was flush against the compartment wall, and then close the lid. I use these to protect my waverunner when launching/retrieving at the boat ramp. I also found these to be very useful when anchoring several PWC side-by-side on the water. Attaching these while on the water is tricky at first, but after getting used to it, it becomes quite simple. Durability: As I said before I have used these for 2 months and several times a week. So far I have no rips in the vinyl material, but several scraps on the fenders from barnacles at low tide. The fender material could be a better quality, but for the price I can't really complain. Size/Quantity: These are a great size for a PWC. Two of them fit with plenty of room to spare on my waverunner. I use 2 of these fenders on my 3 person waverunner which is just under 12 feet long. I do not see any reason to have 3 of these on a PWC. They also fold up to save some room. Several reviews stated these would not stay on in rough water. I personally have had no problems at all, even in the Chesapeake Bay. If you do not have rub rails where these would hook onto then you will have issues. Also, you should only be using these when needed, and not the entire time while riding. The straps do stay secure and tight even at speeds around 30mph. I suggest checking your PWC first to see if you have locations where these will attach before purchasing. Pros: - Price (Paid $11.99 each) - Adjustable - Quality - Size Cons: - Installation on the water can be tricky the first few times.

I give these four stars because the strap mounting system is terrible but once you get past that by replacing the straps with the correct bungees these work perfectly. The included straps are not good. It's simply too difficult to deal with them and the included rubber blocks you are supposed to attach to the straps and 'lock' in a hatch to hold the fenders fast are useless for the rear, inconvenient for the front and don't work anyway (at least on my Sea Doo). For my Sea Doo I decided to toss the blocks and the straps out and found some good 18" polyurethane bungee cords with nylon hooks (I prefer the ones made by Better Bungee). The bungees hook perfectly through the grommet on the fenders and then hook to the front side and rear eyelets on the machine. I tried 12" hooks but they were too short and put too much strain on the fenders. Anything longer than 18" will simply be too long to work. The bungee solution is the only way to go. Once you have that these fenders fit nicely on the machine and work as advertised.

I have used their product for only one day, however it has been worth every penny already. I have a Seadoo GTX and it fits the back and front perfectly. They go on and off with little effort, and stay on till you take them off. Other products fall off or don't provide enough protection and these do. I used it at the dock and when drifting on the lake with other boats tied up, great product.

These probably work fine on other watercraft, but on the Sea Doo Spark they do not work. The hull design is such that in any water other than completely calm, these will slide and pop off, not matter how tight the strap is. I've tried them several times and now my hull is damaged (scratched) and one of them even went floating off and my son had to swim after it. In calm water AND a pwc floating dock, these will work. They are squared too, so they get caught on pylons of the dock and get ripped off. You'd be better off using the small tubular fenders for your PWC. Some PWC have the rubber rub rail, so these might work better on those. The Spark hull is just too slippery for these to work well at all.

Great item. I read the reviews and I'm glad I purchased this item. The questions asked about if this is a set or not is misleading. This is one item. If you want protection for your ski on front and rear you need to buy 2 . I order one to check it out. I just ordered 3 more so I will have a pair for both of my skis. Not much in the way of instructions for use but after looking at the pictures it's not rocket science. They are easy to use.

Before you read this understand they WERE MOUNTED exactly per the directions. These do not protect your jet ski at the dock the way advertised. They slip around when using the front trunk for the front bumper and due to that I have numerous scratches on my brand new ski. Real one works somewhat better because it can use and s-hook on the rear tow line. Overall they do not work well. I trusted they would work and came back front backing the trailer down and my Jetski needs $700 in repairs for scratches from the first time using and it was a brand new jet ski. You would need 4 to have any chance at protection but you can't attach 2 more anywhere to thenPWC. Sadly when I went to return them after ONLY ONE TIME USE it said it was not religionless for a return. Now that is horrible for something that just doesn't work as advertised. Stay away. Ordered two suction cup mounted bumpers and they work exactly as advertise. Stay away from these and this company. Poor service not to return a defective product. I assume it has been 32 days but I have only went the one times but that shouldn't matter. Not everyone can go all the time. Worst of all is the damage to my ski while trusting these. Anyone who doesn't stand by their product is not anyone I want to do business with. What they fail to understand had they worked and protected my ski I wouldn't be asking them to return them because I desperately need them obviously. But apparently they don't care because they got their money.

Works great, stops my jetski from bumping against any dock I am at, as long as there is something at that level for the guard to bump against, which there usually is. I hook one to the ski rope loop on the back and one in the storage compartment up front.