[C320-list] Slippery deck and cockpit

[Jack Fitzgibbon]

When Sperry's are new the grip is good.  When worn off the boat they seem to
wear down much faster and become contaminated with road grime causing loss
of traction.  I now use a dedicated pair worn only on the boat and in the
immediate dock area.  Have good grip in areas of the deck that I thought
needed non-skid replacement.

Jack
s/v wetted bliss
#441  

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sailorlew at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 12:42 PM
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I bought a pair of Sperry Topsiders last year & had to go back to my old
shoes because the new ones had absolutely no grip. I did a test on my boat
at the dock on an angled part of the deck & the old shoes had much more
grip. I checked the bottoms & the old ones were still soft & sticky while
the new ones were very hard & slick. I sent them back to Sperry for
inspection & they must have agreed with me because they replaced them with a
new pair that is much better.
Lew






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


Just a crazy thought. I recently tossed out a 3 year old pair of Sperry deck

occasins (boat only) after I slipped in the cockpit during a tack. What I 
hought was a slippery deck and cockpit this season was actually the soles of

he shoes.They had become hard and almost glazed over (they still had plenty
of 
ipps left). Check out the shoes on another boat. I tossed mine ever after 
anding 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>
ubject: Re: [C320-list] Slippery deck and cockpit
o: C320-List at catalina320.com
ate: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 10:08 PM
I know that it is heresy, but try a high carnuba content automotive wax on a
mall area...wet it and scuff your new or worn out deck shoe or even your
are feet.  You will be surprised at the skid resistance, but don't try
alking 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
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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




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hris Burti Farmville, NC