[C320-list] Slippery deck and cockpit

[jpmesa at aol.com]

The first thing I checked where the shoes, but that wasn't the problem. The boat is a 1994  #112. Orlando did a lot of racing with her before I bought her and I sail her a lot. She just needs a little makeup.  JOHN   



-----Original Message-----
From: sailorlew at aol.com
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Sent: Wed, May 26, 2010 9:42 am
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Slippery deck and cockpit



 bought a pair of Sperry Topsiders last year & had to go back to my old shoes 
ecause the new ones had absolutely no grip. I did a test on my boat at the dock 
n an angled part of the deck & the old shoes had much more grip. I checked the 
ottoms & the old ones were still soft & sticky while the new ones were very 
ard & slick. I sent them back to Sperry for inspection & they must have agreed 
ith me because they replaced them with a new pair that is much better.
ew



----Original Message-----
rom: jim brown <jbrown5093 at yahoo.com>
o: C320-List at Catalina320.com
ent: Wed, May 26, 2010 12:33 pm
ubject: Re: [C320-list] Slippery deck and cockpit

ust a crazy thought. I recently tossed out a 3 year old pair of Sperry deck 
ccasins (boat only) after I slipped in the cockpit during a tack. What I 
ought was a slippery deck and cockpit this season was actually the soles of 
e shoes.They had become hard and almost glazed over (they still had plenty of 
pps left). Check out the shoes on another boat. I tossed mine ever after 
nding the sole had no effect (I'm cheap). 
im Brown
-- On Tue, 5/25/10, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
rom: Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com>
bject: Re: [C320-list] Slippery deck and cockpit
: C320-List at catalina320.com
te: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 10:08 PM
 know that it is heresy, but try a high carnuba content automotive wax on a
all area...wet it and scuff your new or worn out deck shoe or even your
re feet.  You will be surprised at the skid resistance, but don't try
lking on it in socks.
n 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
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 -----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


 
ris Burti Farmville, NC