Fender with built-in fender cover using flocked material

A boat fender comprising:

• a fender core defining a substrate, the fender core being sized and shaped for suspension adjacent a boat exterior to protect the boat exterior from damage resulting from impact with an obstacle;
• an adhesive applied independently to at least a portion of the substrate;
• a flock material independently deposited on the substrate and secured by the adhesive,
• wherein the fender core is substantially cylindrical including an exterior circumferential surface and ends, wherein the exterior circumferential surface defines the substrate, and wherein the adhesive and the flock material are disposed on the exterior circumferential surface;
• and
• an eyelet secured to at least one of the ends of the fender core, the eyelet comprising a fabric loop secured in a reinforced area formed in the at least one of the fender core ends, the reinforced area including a border surrounding a portion of the fender core end to which the eyelet is secured.