Saving money on Progrip
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Topic: Saving money on Progrip
Posted By: Strawberry
Subject: Saving money on Progrip
Date Posted: 02 Feb 06 at 1:15am
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Has anyone ever tried sticking a piece of progrip to the bottom of their feet, rather than the boat? Benefits include: I'm telling you guys, it's the future, you heard it here first! ------------- Cherub 2649 "Dangerous Strawberry |
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Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 02 Feb 06 at 9:22am
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I bet you also brought a pair of slippers with carpet linings to save carpeting your house. Rick ------------- |
Posted By: TimF
Date Posted: 02 Feb 06 at 9:24am
| nice idea |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 02 Feb 06 at 10:17am
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If you've got a few offcuts, you could line the palm of your gloves with it too! No more slippy ropes... And a special trick for Contender443, who's always biting the mainsheet: progripped teeth?
PS. Are you sure this thread doesn't belong in Banter? ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC 
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Posted By: 5420
Date Posted: 02 Feb 06 at 11:11am
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i think the best thing for that is a pice of elastik around your wast and you tuk the end of the main sheet in it so its alwase next to you and if you have a bid acedent as you do time to time it come out so it ont heart i know alot of the IC sailors do this and progrip is desind to prvid frishon on your show not you deck so it will not work as it is a diffrent kind of surfice
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Posted By: Iain C
Date Posted: 02 Feb 06 at 3:14pm
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Stuberry I have a better idea. Sit in front of a PC playing Virtual Skipper 3 whilst breaking pieces of carbon over your knee and ripping up £20 notes. At the same time I'll smack you over the head with a spare boom and throw buckets of cold water over you. Benefits include: No boat required No crew required No club membership required Sorted!!  ------------- RS700 GBR922 "Wirespeed" Fireball GBR14474 "Eleven Parsecs" Enterprise GBR21970 Bavaria 32 GBR4755L "Adastra" |
Posted By: sargesail
Date Posted: 02 Feb 06 at 5:37pm
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Actually I'm working on a new substance - the stickiest known to man - ENC short for Essence of Nightclub Carpet. Progrip will be out of business.
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Posted By: Strawberry
Date Posted: 02 Feb 06 at 9:25pm
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R.O.F.L.M.A.O.
I often keep the main in my teeth (when the for'ad hand hasn't got it), and one time, I'm not quite sure how but i suddenly realised i was trapezing by my teeth!
I don't have a house........ ------------- Cherub 2649 "Dangerous Strawberry |
Posted By: Chris Noble
Date Posted: 02 Feb 06 at 9:34pm
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even bigger saving to be had there then ------------- http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=561 - Competitive Boat Insurance From Noble Marine FOR SALE: I14 2 Masts 2 poles 3 Booms, Foils Kites/Mains/Jibs too many to list. |
Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 02 Feb 06 at 9:50pm
Then you should be able to afford pro grip ... ------------- |
Posted By: Chris Noble
Date Posted: 02 Feb 06 at 11:44pm
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cld always try rough cast? ------------- http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=561 - Competitive Boat Insurance From Noble Marine FOR SALE: I14 2 Masts 2 poles 3 Booms, Foils Kites/Mains/Jibs too many to list. |