Velcro is the obvious solution
On Nov 24, 2005, at 12:21 PM, BDally6107@xxxxxxx wrote:
I should probably have written a bit more about this in my original
post. Let me back up.
I know that all new builders will, at first, not want to put non
skid on their new boat. Eventually, when they see a Swift without
it they will view it as a skiff that has not been completed.
Skiffs have non skid. Coffee tables do not.
I have one Swift with an alternative non skid that is clear. It
does not work (still too slippery) and it does not allow the non
skid to bond to it as well. Plus, the non clear non skid makes the
finish of the boat between the non skid strips look poor / milky.
Second, Last year we had a new Swift with no non skid at Fort
Desoto. I tried to sail the boat and wanted out of it after 30
seconds. It simply was not usable.
Third, we had a famous green 49er in Seattle that Bates McKee used
Sex Wax on. It looked like a pig sty because dirt stuck to the
stuff and you could not remove either the dirt or the Sex Wax with
anything but really harsh chemicals. For several years, he sailed
this really ugly / dirty green 49er.
My fear is that one of our new builders will show up with their new
boat again this year and not be able to sail it because they
underestimated the importance of this issue. LISTEN TO ROBERT.
You guys are giving me indigestion (couldn't be the third piece of
pumpkin pie)
By the way, has anybody tried bubble gum or contact cement?
Best regards,
Bram
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