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Splosh 
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Joined: 13 May 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 497 |
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 Topic: Slip...ouch....splash!Posted: 20 Feb 08 at 8:14pm |
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Cheers Jamie! I've currently sorted the problem by wearing my 1/2mm windsurfing boots with neoprene socks underneath - Boots give loads of grip/feel and socks our lovely and warm I had the best sail on saterday ever in my 6! Blowind about 15mph and pulled of my first few fully planing dead flat and smooth gybes and it was the best feeling ever beating windsurfing a by a mile! Also on saterday, We've got a 600 coach coming to help us Alton rabble fine tune and tweak our skill before we hit the curcuit in March =) ...I can't wait, sailings never been so exciting! Mark.
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Jamie600
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Posted: 20 Feb 08 at 7:45pm |
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Splosh, you probably don't need to progrip the whole floor, on mine I had the side decks and central spine progripped (top and sides of the spine) and nothing on the floor. I didn't really step on the floor itself, from the side deck one step should take you over the other side of the spine, kick off from there and your other foot should then land on the new side deck with your bum on the wing. If you do want to do the whole floor, a guy called Tony Mitchell did his with a kind of progrip substitue, it was a sort of thin foam, very cheap. I forget the name but if you go on the yahoo group for 600's and put a shout out for Tony he should be able to tell you |
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Garry
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Posted: 15 Feb 08 at 4:18pm |
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Why not stick the progrip to the bottom of your boots? haven't a clue if it would work but have enough spare progrip for that, happy to send it for just the cost of the postage
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Garry
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Chris Bridges
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Posted: 15 Feb 08 at 1:56pm |
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It doesn't look bad, I will find a picture.
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49er GBR735 (for sale) - Rutland SC
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29er397
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Posted: 15 Feb 08 at 1:49pm |
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you can use clear varnish instead of epoxy or paint for the sugar technique, thats what my brother did when he built a windsurfer, it worked pretty well. Think about theaesthetics though, if u make a mucky job of it it might be difficult to sell the boat as people always want something that looks good! Wax is a less permanent alternitive. |
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alstorer
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Posted: 15 Feb 08 at 1:21pm |
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We spent sunday adding some industiral grip tape to key parts of the B14- some really cheap stuff for less critical areas, 3M stuff in more critical areas. The cheap stuff is somewhat sandpaper like, but in thory it should just be the soles of our boots or (on the foredeck in marginal conditions) my hike pants that will take damage. Avoided Pro-Grip as it adds a lot of weight to the boat- especially when wet.
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Splosh
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Posted: 15 Feb 08 at 9:14am |
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Cheers. I only recently bought some new boots thinking they'd solve the problem... but didn't! I'll have to try chris' idea as it sounds a good'en! Thanks again
Mark. |
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Chris Bridges
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Posted: 15 Feb 08 at 8:17am |
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Got an answer for you, shouldn't add any weight or very little as you sand it back before hand (but not much!) |
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Posted: 14 Feb 08 at 11:37pm |
If you're that worried about extra weight (progrip will be several times heavier than Chris's suggestion) then check out the boots first. |
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Smight at BBSC
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Posted: 14 Feb 08 at 11:25pm |
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Yea would of posted the link but i'm doing "coursework"
 but seriously i'm currently burning the midnight oil with maths papers 
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