Supplemental bumper apparatus attachable to a water craft

A supplemental bumper apparatus, comprising:

• an arcuate base body having a top side and a bottom side and sized to correspond to the size of a protruding portion of a target bumper on a personal water craft, wherein when said base body is positioned against the target bumper, the base body is adapted to cover the protruding portion without encroaching over the remainder of the personal water craft;
• a plurality of top fasteners each adapted engage the top side and the target bumper, thereby securing base body to target bumper;
• and
• a plurality of bottom fasteners each adapted engage the bottom side and the target bumper, thereby securing base body to target bumper.

A method of securing a supplemental bumper apparatus to a target bumper of a personal water craft, comprising the steps of:

• positioning an arcuate base body having a top side and a bottom side and sized to correspond to the size of a protruding portion of the target bumper such that the base body covers the protruding portion without encroaching over the remainder of the personal water craft and leaves an absorption space between the base body and target bumper;
• inserting a plurality of top fasteners into the top side and the target bumper at a fastening angle, thereby securing base body to target bumper;
• and
• inserting a plurality of bottom fasteners into the bottom side and the target bumper vertically, thereby securing base body to target bumper.