A cure for slippery soles on sailing boots

Photos of expensive Dubarry boots, only worn on board and the pontoon. Dubarry not interested they simply say that the outer sole has separated from the inner. Apparently it is a known issue.
If that’s the case SORT IT.
It seems from speaking to them this happens frequently.
Dubarry footwear will not be purchased again!!
 

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The soles on my £8 Vollies have also hardened to a slippery death trap after only 10 years of hard use. Probably not worth the £85 resoling charge! 😀
 
The most impressive non sticking sole I found is that of industrial food/fishing processing people boots. I bought a white pair of boots, surely hitting the bottom end of any style scale, but oh one can walk over wet transparent portlight surfaces, plain metal surfaces etc even when inclined, they really do not move. They are nice during a short period, of course after a couple of hours the feet are steam-cooked.
 
TimfromMersea said:
Update - four years on, still perfect! Very happy indeed
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If the whole sole has not hardened as in your case, but just the base which makes the boots slippery, would a couple of £3.99 replacement soles from ebay and glue that we might already have be an acceptable and cheap solution?
I have some special shoe glue so might give it a go.
 
Salty seadog said:
Photos of expensive Dubarry boots, only worn on board and the pontoon. Dubarry not interested they simply say that the outer sole has separated from the inner. Apparently it is a known issue.
If that’s the case SORT IT.
It seems from speaking to them this happens frequently.
Dubarry footwear will not be purchased again!!
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Whilst that should not happen they are easily repaired and cheaply.

Even DIY possible with correct glue.
 
Cerebus said:
Whilst that should not happen they are easily repaired and cheaply.

Even DIY possible with correct glue.
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Repairs to Dubarry, and maybe other, boots are complicated by the fact that it's the inner sole that disintegrates. When mine died, the sole itself was fine, it was the bit that the sole was glued to that just fell apart.

I now have Orca Bay boots. So far, so good. Dubarry are excluded from any shortlist now.
 
Interesting, I'm tempted to give them a try, although I did swear never to waste any more money on anything Dubarry related.
 
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