Refueler
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You would allow Rope Soled shoes - but not trainers on your Teak Deck ??? If those Rope Soled are anything like I used to have many years ago - the rope was Sisal or Hemp ... very abrasive !!
Deck shoes vs trainers. A cheapskate writes . . .
- Thread starter Poignard
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You would allow Rope Soled shoes - but not trainers on your Teak Deck ??? If those Rope Soled are anything like I used to have many years ago - the rope was Sisal or Hemp ... very abrasive !!
Koeketiene
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Opt for plimsols most of the time (Summer) and Dubarry boots in Winter.
boomerangben
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Yes bigger than a 6. I can’t remember where I got mine. I’m sorry for the bum steer if there are none in you size in stock
Refueler
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Or 'Pumps' as some call them ....
Hard to find over here plain plimsolls ... can find the cheapo blue 'boaty' shoes with the white side wall - the ones that side wall soon parts company with the upper material .... and tend to stink after a while .... regardless of how often you wash feet etc.
Poignard
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That's good to know. Do you have to buy them?
If so, will you please let me know where you get them from?
colind3782
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I have a pair of slip on white soled plimsolls that I bought in Lidl for £3.99 a few years ago. They're stained and faded but they won't give up! Easy to slip on when going on deck and slip off when below. I wish I could find another pair.
Shaddickp
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Gave up buying deck shoes years ago. They last one season, if you're lucky, and are stupid prices. I always buy Nike white soled trainers from sportsdirect for £30 and they last at least two years, and dry out much more quickly than deck shoes.
drude
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+1 for these. only issue is the sole is porous. But they grip really well.
mattonthesea
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Like a lot of people I shunned Crocs, until I was bought a pair. Now, like a lot of people, they are my go to. Mine are strawberry red, £7 in a sale; they grip extremely well when I'm up at the mast putting third reef in, and they are remarkably warm. I have a second pair as belay shoes when climbing.
I use skateboard shoes when it's a bit colder but they need a good wash if salt water gets at them.
BTW I wouldn't be seen dead in a pair of deck shoes
I use skateboard shoes when it's a bit colder but they need a good wash if salt water gets at them.
BTW I wouldn't be seen dead in a pair of deck shoes
MontyMariner
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I have done away with laces on my shoes, I use 3mm elastic cord.
Start threading from the bottom and finish at the bottom then stitch the two ends together.
Chiara’s slave
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Leather deck shoes are a fashion statement in the club, and for wearing to boat shows, where, if you’re lucky, they won’t make you take them off. Not really practical on a boat that gives it’s deck a good soaking. Crocs though are the other extreme. I have forbidden my wife to ever own a pair, it might be the only time I’ve ever said anything like it.Like a lot of people I shunned Crocs, until I was bought a pair. Now, like a lot of people, they are my go to. Mine are strawberry red, £7 in a sale; they grip extremely well when I'm up at the mast putting third reef in, and they are remarkably warm. I have a second pair as belay shoes when climbing.
I use skateboard shoes when it's a bit colder but they need a good wash if salt water gets at them.
BTW I wouldn't be seen dead in a pair of deck shoes
boomerangben
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Crocs are great around the house. Wouldn’t wear them on a boat though. They wear to slicks in no time and offer no grip.
Poignard
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Somebody gave me a pair of Crocs and use them for going to the marina showers, and as slippers on board.
I don't wear them elsewhere, or when sailing.
I don't wear them elsewhere, or when sailing.
RupertW
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Half the sailors in the world would disagree. The odd stubbed toe is nothing compared to the freedom of just bunging a pair of shorts on to go on deck. Even at night in warm climes I tend to go barefoot. It’s a bit of a old fashioned rule even in the UK and not based on any likely risk.
I don’t think I’ve seen a sailor with footwear in a year or more and no injuries I’ve spotted. Shoes when about to step ashore and when swimming in shallow water then absolutely.
RupertW
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I’ve seen many many skid marks on my boat from shoes - birth on smooth and diamond patterned surfaces. Usually I think from people running around a bit excitedly when parking.
Most boats seem to have a “leave your shoes on the quay” rule but with a lot of UK visitors we accept light soled shoes.
Sandy
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Like @Poignard I wear crocs, or a cheap and cheerful copy, with a lining as a salon shoe. In an emergency can be worn on deck, but that is rare as I have my stunning eight year old £37 per annum Conker Shoes that should las me until I die.
Oh, did I mention that they can be returned to be fixed should anything happen to them?
Simon 420
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Squash trainers - plenty of grip, non- marking and as they are specifically designed to protect your toes when bashing around and into squash court walls, they protect toes against all those sharp/jutty-out bits on or around deck
Poignard
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Nice legs Sandy!
Rappey
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Timberlands last very well, are like slippers out of the box but are not cheap.
I gave apache moose a go, currently £30 in port Solent. Took a day or two for them to "bed in" but wow, after wearing them all the time for work and on the boat i will have to rate them as one of the best for longevity. I've worn through the soles and stitching which is when the soles start parting from the leather.
Superglue gets another month or so out of them.
Sandy
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A man's legs always look good in the kilt.Nice legs Sandy!