I purchased 6- 8"X20" May 28/21. This is what they look like after 6 months of exposure to UV. Last Oct., I took the boat to the Muskoka's for a week and one hot day, I pulled a fender for docking and my hand stuck to it. It was melting! Spoke to a rep from Sidewind today and he said chemicals caused it. I assured him no chemicals were ever near the fenders or my boat for that matter. The sun cooked them! I was being very nice throughout the entire conversation as I would really like to know what happened to these. At the end, he insisted it was chemicals and said sorry about your luck buddy. Go talk to the retailer. Have a nice day...really?! Somewhat disappointed. Thinking to myself, if it were chemicals, you wouldn't see the white ring from the fender holder as the chemical would run past that gap. These photos were taken Sunday.
Well, lesson learned. Ya get what ya pay for. Looks like I will be putting Taylor's back on. Not cheap but the best durability on the market and my old ones lasted 17 years... and they won't be white!
Thanks for the feed back guys.
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