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Pugwash

7733 posts

Pugwash

WA, 7733 posts

17 Jan 2007 11:51pm

The foam foot pads on the deck of my slalom board are slippery as... Slip, slop, slam when I put my back foot on the pad in front of the back straps during a gybe.

I was thinking of giving the pads a quick touch up with some coarse sand paper. Has anyone tried this

Does anyone have a better idea

Decrep

Had a narrow miss with leg and slalom fin tonight...

WINDY MILLER

3183 posts

WINDY MILLER

WA, 3183 posts

18 Jan 2007 12:12am

a mate told me the other day that he put board wax on his slippy padz, i used his board and it was fine even with his MONSTER foot straps[}:)]

mkseven

QLD

2315 posts

mkseven

QLD, 2315 posts

18 Jan 2007 2:58am

It isn't a starboard with the slippery pads is it, worst pads ever imo.

stonesurf

77 posts

stonesurf

WA, 77 posts

18 Jan 2007 2:58am

Rub sand into them before you sail, white pads seem the most slippery.They use talcum powder in the formulae when they make them l think. If this fails paint them with a filler resin lightly, hot mix, then throw coarse sugar on them. Do a test on someting else to get it right first. l dont think wax is a good idea.
Good luck
Stoney

Pugwash

7733 posts

Pugwash

WA, 7733 posts

18 Jan 2007 6:16am

Thanks Stoney, I'll give that a go next time. They are indeed white pads.

Not a Starboard though...

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