Sandy
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Perhaps item 5 is because of Item 1?
Oilskins whinge
- Thread starter Kukri
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Laminar Flow
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This thread on it's own is a thoroughly convincing argument for the wider benefits of a wheelhouse. In the ten years we've owned our current bit of flotation we have not once worn foulies, no matter the weather at sea, except for shore excursions where you have a much wider choice of style and any natty designer colour you fancy, well beyond the limitations of international orange.
grumpy_o_g
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If a 275 kN life jacket is needed it's probably a convincing argument for the benefits of a wider wheelhouse too...
sailorbenji
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Have you considered the North Sails line of foulies? Reassuringly expensive
TimfromMersea
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if your boot soles have become slippery you can get resoling from these people:-
The Boot Repair Company - Walking boot repairs, shoe & leather repairs
I had my Henri Lloyd boots done by them and I’m absolutely delighted with the work that they did. A new Vibram marine sole was fitted and it’s incredibly non slip.
I can unhesitatingly recommend their service and of course I have no connection other than as a customer.
Kukri
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Thank you!
blush2
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Also, why use zips with plastic teeth but alloy sliders which corrode so they can't be used quite quickly? The zip on my current jacket doesn't have two-way sliders and this makes the bottom of the jacket very tight when sitting because it is too long for a shorty, and prevents the leg loops on the life jacket from being properly adjusted.
Am I the only person who gets the Velcro on the cuffs attached to the Velcro on my trousers, or any other Velcro on the boat?
blush2
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I've been wearing Orca Bay boots for about five years and the soles are still soft and non-slip. They are also available in size 37 and accomodate chunky thighs. Very comfortable.
Sandy
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How do you do that?
Last winter I asked a local upholster if they could get me some industrial grade velcro so that the cushions would not arrange themselves in a seaway. I then needed military grade staples to attach the stuff to the woodwork as when I removed a cushion both sides of the velcro came with it.
Delighted to report that in a F7 and a 4m swell the new set up worked well.
grumpy_o_g
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Nope, I not only manage that with my oilies, I manage it with my bike gear and anything else too.
Kukri
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“I couldn’t possibly comment!”
( I watched my elder son trying to get into a drysuit with one arm Velcro-ed to somewhere else just this afternoon…)
Mister E
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Kukri
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If they reach your thighs are they waders or kinky boots.
I have a pair of waders that I bought in Jack’s in Colchester for £8 in 1984. They still work and get used for scrubbing and launching. I think they are fully depreciated now.
Gary Fox
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Thighs?
Gary Fox
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Still happy with my Decathlon Tribord ensemble, which was never perfect, but's standing up to several years of abuse very well.
blush2
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I said I was a shorty?. But you are right, calves it is.If they reach your thighs are they waders or kinky boots.
Mister E
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Daydream believer
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I do not. My gear is black & I prefer that. Certainly would not go for yellow . Made that mistake years ago
lustyd
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What's wrong with yellow? Just needs washing now and then, but so does the black!
Kukri
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I reverted to yellow a few years ago.