Slammer Marine
Dock fender manufacturer Slammer Marine started with a frustration every boater already knows. The hanging fender that is supposed to cushion a hull comes untied. It drifts out of position. It ends up in the wrong spot at the exact moment a boat meets the dock. Founder and Managing Partner Jonathan Hough spent enough time on the water to decide that the problem was not the boater. The problem was the fender itself.
Hanging fenders ask a person to be in two places at once: at the helm and at the rail. Slammer Marine asked a different question. What if the protection lived on the dock instead of the boat, so it was always in the right place, every time, with nothing to tie, deploy, or remember? That question became an integrated dock fender system, and that system became the company.
It is permanent, not temporary. The fender is integrated into the dock structure. It never shifts, never deflates, and is always in position.
It is made to last. Closed-cell foam and UV-resistant fabric, made in the USA, are built for the marine environment rather than for the lowest possible price.
It is simple to install. The modular track-and-slide design means a dock owner can do it with basic tools, and the company can cut fenders to length when a dock calls for it.
It is proven. A patent-issued system, a registered trademark, and field history measured in years rather than seasons stand behind the product.
It pays for itself. Fiberglass repair is expensive. A dock that is properly protected stops the small, repeated impacts that add up to thousands of dollars in repair costs over time.
