Slippy boats
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Topic: Slippy boats
Posted By: radial179102
Subject: Slippy boats
Date Posted: 01 Oct 05 at 7:25pm
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I have found the ultimate hull cleaner!!! Cheap CO-OP furniture polish!! it works wonders on toppers and lasers and will make u go super fast!!! I accept your thanks in advance *bows* ------------- 
Villan is my Bitch ;) |
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Posted By: sailor girl
Date Posted: 02 Oct 05 at 8:01am
lol  ------------- Sailor Girl, Queen Of The Forum! |
Posted By: Wave Rider
Date Posted: 02 Oct 05 at 8:12pm
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Lol bas****** made it illegal on topers :(. ------------- -[Franko]- Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club RS600 933 |
Posted By: TheSeaFalcon
Date Posted: 02 Oct 05 at 8:18pm
Are you serious frank??! Hey - here's a difficult one for you: is there anything to make your boat less slippy??! I started off hiking at the front of my topper, and after two secs found myself somewhere at the back!!  Bit worried bout that.... ho hum! ------------- x--x--x<x>x--x--x Topper 41825 Cherub 2539 (going, going and not quite but nearly gone)! |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 02 Oct 05 at 8:21pm
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two words.... pro-grip. Failing that I have yast quantities of stippled 'interdeck' on my boat Disclamer: may be a) not class legal, and b) a really bad idea on a topper ------------- |
Posted By: stuarthop
Date Posted: 02 Oct 05 at 8:56pm
Nah what u want for a topper or any other boat if ur not allowed progrip is some decent surf wax works a treat!  and it even smells good for those lightwind days when ur sleeping on the gunwalls  ------------- |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 02 Oct 05 at 10:09pm
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Board wax is ok if you layer it correctly on smooth surfaces, but where
theres already a texture like on a topper or laser deck it sucks
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Posted By: stuarthop
Date Posted: 06 Oct 05 at 6:36pm
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i always found it worked for me used to put it inside the laser cockpit to help me lock myself into the boat on those windy runs ------------- |
Posted By: redback
Date Posted: 06 Oct 05 at 8:20pm
| Sex Wax also known as Surf Wax is the answer. Progrip just adds weight. |
Posted By: radial179102
Date Posted: 08 Oct 05 at 4:57pm
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yep im too used to my non slip laser!! when i took a club topper out for a blast in a force 7 i was quickly reminded why i chose to sail lasers rather than toppers!! wooosh!! and i went straight out of the back of the stupid thing! never again!! -------------
Villan is my Bitch ;) |
Posted By: HannahJ
Date Posted: 08 Oct 05 at 7:22pm
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Haha you try sailing a Firefly - i always end up on the transom because it seems to slope backwards...
------------- MIRROR 64799 "Dolphin" The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist hopes it will change; the realist adjusts the sail |