Oldest boat shoes ?

[squidge]

Ok so i am clock watching and a thought . The last time out i had to put a stitch in my trusty Reef sandals the first repair since i bought them which is getting on for 10 years ago ! My deck shoes cant b far off that either.Both pairs have been through the washing machine a few times and came up like new
Unlike wellies which only seem to last a few seasons .



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[Plan_B]

my old Chathams - 6 years on the boat + 3 years in the garden. Worn every day for a couple of hours. Tough as old boots! Probably last another 10 years. The Clarkes however (factory outlet cheapos), have only done 3 years and the heels are worn out.

Ya gets what ya pay for. What about Sebago, £100 for top of the range - do they really last for ever?

Dave D

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[jorinda]

My poor old feet are 59 next month but are starting to show their age, dodgy nails and skin shedding in parts but still keeping the water out.

<hr width=100% size=1>I'm giving 10% off in future, just raised all the prices by 20%

 

[pragmatist]

Tell me about your sandals ! My Clarks active air ones died last year and the only replacement I could find in womens sizes cost £25 and are coming apart after only 3 months.

My wonderful Dubarry deck shoes recently passed their 15th birthday but now have one large hole. I'd love to replace them - they cost £15 - now about £90 - still considering a mortgage !

<hr width=100% size=1>a pragmatist is an optimist with a boat in the UK

 

[capricorn]

The soles are coming away from my Sebago's after a couple of years.

My previois Timberland deck shoes were great, unfortunately one on them went to a watery grave at the bottom of the Medina River in an unfortunate incident involving too much falling over juice after the Cowes fireworks a couple of years ago. :-(

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[burgundyben]

my Sebago's (size 47) are of 1989 vintage, after about ten years of boating I started using them as slippers and dead comfy they are too.

<hr width=100% size=1>My house is for sale, 2 beds, Hamble.

 

[Wiggo]

mine seem to be doing so. The insoles have fallen out repeatedly, and been glued back in repeatedly, but other than that they're comfier than new after 4 years of constant abuse. I tend to soak them for a day in fresh water once in a while, to get the salt out, before letting them dry slowly.

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[Guest]

Docksiders are now lethal as the razor-cut soles are smooth ... but uppers ae just in need of dubbin

Marks & Sparks copies ..... exactly same problem ! Maybe made by same people ......

Both lasted about 3 yr - but I wore them everywhere - loved 'em.

Other shoes I use are tennis sport shoes ..... comfortable and dry well after dunking etc. Last about year ...
Typical cheap out of the cheap bin ... blue canvas deck shoes ... with the white rubber around ... they always seem to have the white rubber surround coming away after about 6 months !!

So now its back to tennis and reasonable sport shoes when waiting for tennis to dry ....


<hr width=100% size=1>Nigel ... and of course Yahoo groups :
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gps-navigator/

 

[A_7]

At The Boat Show the salesmen on the posh boats look for people with the tattyest deck shoes as these are usually the people with the real money. If you have a shiny new pair you will be ignored apparently.

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[squidge]

Sandals. Well they are soft pale brown leather made by a company called "reef".I think they are made in maui for the surfers.I bought them from a back street UK surf shack and was served by a stoned teenage 90s hippy cool dude in an hawaian shirt for about twenty quid.
They're great and have been with me on every trip and must have walked hundreds of miles, had innumerable drenchings , a number of wash and spin drys , are very comfie and stick to a wet deck like brown stuff to a blanket /forums/images/icons/smile.gif
(all sizes "were" available.)

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