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Hauraki Fenders live on Amazon – July 2024

Exciting times for our customers in the USA, Canada and Mexico, who can now purchase our quality Hauraki Fenders products on Amazon. The benefit to our customers here is that they can now purchase their fenders and have them delivered much faster than if they were shipped from us here in New Zealand. Watch this space for Amazon Europe!

Shock absorbers for installed dock lines – May 2024

We’re always on the lookout for products that complement our range and these shock absorbers are here to help reduce shock load on cleats and provide stable mooring where boats may experience wave motion or be in more exposed parts of marinas. Shock absorbers are best used on shorter lines, such as stern lines for boats that go stern into their berth. Available in different sizes to suit boats up to 30T, enabling you to get the right size absorber for your size of boat. Only available in New Zealand.

Fibreglass Boarding Steps - March 2024

With boat design changing over time, we’ve noticed that it can be quite a jump to get on board some yachts these days. Always looking for a new project, we decided that we could make something that would suit all types and sizes of boats. And here it is, the Hauraki Fenders Boarding Steps! The steps are a good rise and depth, with the top platform the largest of the three, which makes turning around and handling bags much easier. These have been incredibly popular since we soft-launched these last year, so we have not had time to load them on to our website yet (we’re still filling back orders). If you are interested in these, give us a call and we can sort you out. Only available in New Zealand.

Waiheke Marina at Kennedy Point Completed - November 2023

It is with great pride that we announce a New Zealand first - the completion and opening of a new marina that is entirely fitted out with fenders - The Waiheke Marina based at Kennedy Point. Work began back in July 2022, when we were chosen to be the sole fender provider for the marina. This involved working with the marina to develop a fender fit for purpose for the marina and working with them to determine the initial fender layout. Once we had made all the fenders, we were out to Waiheke one day a week to install the fenders. As well as fenders, we also supplied spliced dock lines for each berth.

But the work continues, as we have now designed a deep transom fender, perfect for those with transoms lower than the wooden whaler in the marina. We have also designed and made a pole fender for the purpose of protecting vessels from oysters, rather than for traditional fendering purposes. The next stage of this project for us is working with berth holders to customise their berths so that everything is specific and customised to the boat in each berth.

Barrier Corner Fenders - September 2023

Another product developed out of many requests from customers is our corner fender. We now have corner fenders available in the Barrier and Contoured Barrier range. These are ideal for jetty's or pontoons, or any exposed corner that needs protection. Made from the same materials and to the same dimensions as the Barrier and Contoured Barrier models, we can now fully fender just about any surface! Only available in New Zealand.

Paint Protectors - August 2023

Having racked up a large number of marina berth installs and kitted out a huge number of boats around the world with fenders, we have come to know of the intricacies of all things rope, be that dock lines or fender lines. After many a chat with customers, we set out to design the perfect paint protector. Strong and durable on the inside, soft and fluffy (and non-marking) on the outside, these are perfect for slipping on and off ropes to protect paint jobs. And because we love having a solution for everyone, we can custom make these to any rope size! No job is ever too big or too small.

That superyacht time of year - May 2023

It is this time of the year that Auckland, New Zealand sees a number of super yachts looking to head off-shore. Which in turn sees us busy building superyacht fenders! Our customers often bring in an old fender and cover and ask if we can make more to the same specifications. If this is something we don’t have in stock, then custom making fenders and covers is what we do. It’s always fun making custom fenders and covers and dropping them off in time for a boats next big adventure!

Whitianga Marina Extension - April 2023

With the construction of the new F Pier at Whitianga Marina, New Zealand almost completed, it was our turn to head on down with our dock fenders to kit out the berths. We had been working closely with the guys at Whitianga Marina to make sure we had everything they needed for their berth holders, which included making several new sized fenders to ensure we could fit out berths with continuous fendering. Being involved at the early stages of a project always provides the best solution possible for berth holders, so we were stoked to be chosen by the good people of Whitianga Marina!

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