[C320-list] Slippery deck and cockpit

[jim brown]

Just a crazy thought. I recently tossed out a 3 year old pair of Sperry deck moccasins (boat only) after I slipped in the cockpit during a tack. What I thought was a slippery deck and cockpit this season was actually the soles of the shoes.They had become hard and almost glazed over (they still had plenty of sipps left). Check out the shoes on another boat. I tossed mine ever after sanding the sole had no effect (I'm cheap). 

Jim Brown

--- On Tue, 5/25/10, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Slippery deck and cockpit
To: C320-List at catalina320.com
Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 10:08 PM

I know that it is heresy, but try a high carnuba content automotive wax on a
small area...wet it and scuff your new or worn out deck shoe or even your
bare feet.  You will be surprised at the skid resistance, but don't try
walking on it in socks.

On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 8:04 PM, <bruceheyman at cox.net> wrote:

> John,
> I rebuilt an old whaler.  I put down two coats of Petit non skid.   Tape of
> the area, rough up the surface with 100 grit and then roll on paint.  Stir
> frequently to keep sand in suspension.  Came out uniform and much better
> footing.
> Bruce
> Somerset 671 SoCal
> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jpmesa at aol.com
> Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 19:35:46
> To: <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
> Subject: [C320-list] Slippery deck and cockpit
>
>
>
>  It was blowing 20+ this weekend and I found the cockpit was very slippery
> even with my good deck shoes (boat only). Being a 1994 with a lot of use the
> deck & cockpit need some roughing up.  I'm not a big fan of the tape.  I was
> thinking about sand or the walnut shell which is about half of the weight of
> sand.  Ships store said I did not have to use epoxy, just good paint. One
> coat down then cover with sand or walnut, dry and vacuum excess and then
> another coat over the top. I was going to do some testing on plywood before
> doing the boat.  Has anyone in the club done this before or another way?
>  Thank, John Holokai 2
>
>
>


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Chris Burti Farmville, NC