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I’m using suction cup fender hangers , they work well in the front corner of the windshield for me when docking for a little while. Anything longer I use fender tender II over the windshield. Maybe phender pro eventually
My lift will bee here soon. Stupid covid delays.
I did add a fender pro by the windshield. Love it. Forgot to get a picture to put on here.
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@Cainon01 .....agreed. We have a 2020 SX195. My only real complaint with the boat is the IMO poor placement points for fenders. We don't use the front pop-up cleat as IMO having a fender attached there is useless - unless I plan on ramming the dock at 45 degrees. Moving from Bow to Stern: My first fender is placed slightly ahead of the windshield - I use a small cleat that is for the bimini top strap. I used a thin a bungee cord to prevent shock to that cleat. If I didn't have a cleat there I would have installed a small one. The second fender is attached to the "center" OEM pop-up cleat. The third fender is attached (again with a thin bungee cord) to the second bimini pole attachment (the one closest to the stern), again if I didn't have a cleat there I would install a small one. The fourth fender is attached to the OEM pop-up stern cleat. While really low on the boat this stern fender does stop my boat from going under the dock - a reaaaly bad event in most cases. You could look at the Yamaha site for a good picture of the SX195 to see what I mean or I would be happy to take a pic and post it. This arrangement absolutely prevents damage to the boat unless I do something pathologically stupid and works great on those "corrugated" steel walls often found at gas docks).
BTW If one was to install some aftermarket cleats that might necessitate a minor adjustment to the OEM"ratchet" trailering cover but would IMO be well worth it. I use Taylor made fenders (one size bigger than the salesman was going to include until I started laughing at him and the Admiral sewed some "socks" to cover them from new black towels from WalMart. West Marine sells several different kinds.