My son says New Balance are about the only brand he can find to fit his wide feet.

(Jim Woodward) wrote in message . com...
First, bring your own brief case, so you don't balance literature. I
have a nylon one that weighs next to nothing and will hold hat,
shades, sunscreen, little tape measure, digital camera, etc. as well
as tear sheets and catalogs. Warm shirt, too, if the weather is iffy.

As for shoes, I favor comfort over convenience and wear the same five
eyelet, Vibram sole Timberlands that I race in -- Newport and
Annapolis are better than Miami and New Orleans in that there's less
concrete underfoot (Ft. Lauderdale is in between), but I'm always sore
at the end of the day, and the short boots help a lot. Sure, I have to
take them off when I go on a boat (sometimes I just leave them off and
go barefoot on the floats), but it beats being lame by 1600.


Jim Woodward
www.mvfintry.com

Glenn Ashmore wrote in message ...
I need suggestions for the best boat show shoes. Regular deck shoes
look nautical and you can keep them on while inspecting many boats but
they leave a lot to be desired when you have to walk around in them for
10 or 12 hours. Loafers are not much better and you have to take them
off every time you board. Tennis shoes have to be unlaced every time
you board a boat that allows no shoes.

I am looking for a pair of white rubber soled shoes that have good
support and can still be slipped on and off without having to tie and
untie them while balancing half a ton of sales literature.

On 16 Sep 2003 19:16:00 -0700, (Gerald
Simons) wrote:

My son says New Balance are about the only brand he can find to fit his wide feet.

A black kid and his mother came into our little Chinese fast food
place at dinner tonight. He had to duck under the door frame to get
inside. I asked him how tall he was....6' 3". "He's only 13.", his
mother said, proudly.....

The Nikes on his feet looked big enough to use for a dingy with about
a 5hp outboard on them.....(c;

Boater to the lady at the boat license counter at DNR - "Yes, ma'am.
We use 'em to get from the sailboat to the dock. If we only put the
outboard on one of 'em, do we have to license them both?"



Larry W4CSC

3600 planes with transponders are burning 8-10 million
gallons of kerosene per hour over the USA. R-12 car air
conditioners are responsible for the ozone hole, right?

We tell him not to go barefoot when camping or snowboarding for his
personal safety. Imprints left would be reminiscent of Sasquatch or
the Abondimal Snowman.
Best, Gerald

(Larry W4CSC) wrote in message ...
On 16 Sep 2003 19:16:00 -0700, (Gerald
Simons) wrote:

My son says New Balance are about the only brand he can find to fit his wide feet.

A black kid and his mother came into our little Chinese fast food
place at dinner tonight. He had to duck under the door frame to get
inside. I asked him how tall he was....6' 3". "He's only 13.", his
mother said, proudly.....

The Nikes on his feet looked big enough to use for a dingy with about
a 5hp outboard on them.....(c;

Boater to the lady at the boat license counter at DNR - "Yes, ma'am.
We use 'em to get from the sailboat to the dock. If we only put the
outboard on one of 'em, do we have to license them both?"



Larry W4CSC

3600 planes with transponders are burning 8-10 million
gallons of kerosene per hour over the USA. R-12 car air
conditioners are responsible for the ozone hole, right?

On 17 Sep 2003 16:27:02 -0700, (Gerald
Simons) wrote:

We tell him not to go barefoot when camping or snowboarding for his
personal safety. Imprints left would be reminiscent of Sasquatch or
the Abondimal Snowman.
Best, Gerald

Hmm...built-in snowshoes!

I was a fat little kid, myself. Sort of an Abdominal Snowman....(c;



Larry W4CSC

3600 planes with transponders are burning 8-10 million
gallons of kerosene per hour over the USA. R-12 car air
conditioners are responsible for the ozone hole, right?

I have found that K-Swiss Verstad Slip-on Casual Shoes with Dr. Scholl's
Massaging Gel Insoles. Are about the best combination of quick on and off
while leaving your feet comfortable and supported. even after walking all
day on concrete.

Jack

"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
...
I need suggestions for the best boat show shoes. Regular deck shoes
look nautical and you can keep them on while inspecting many boats but
they leave a lot to be desired when you have to walk around in them for
10 or 12 hours. Loafers are not much better and you have to take them
off every time you board. Tennis shoes have to be unlaced every time
you board a boat that allows no shoes.

I am looking for a pair of white rubber soled shoes that have good
support and can still be slipped on and off without having to tie and
untie them while balancing half a ton of sales literature.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

Subject: Boat Show Shoes?
From: Glenn Ashmore

I am looking for a pair of white rubber soled shoes that have good
support and can still be slipped on and off without having to tie and
untie them while balancing half a ton of sales literature.

Slip on canvas boat shoes?

Capt. Bill

Glenn Ashmore wrote in message ...
I need suggestions for the best boat show shoes. Regular deck shoes
look nautical and you can keep them on while inspecting many boats but
they leave a lot to be desired when you have to walk around in them for
10 or 12 hours. Loafers are not much better and you have to take them
off every time you board. Tennis shoes have to be unlaced every time
you board a boat that allows no shoes.

I am looking for a pair of white rubber soled shoes that have good
support and can still be slipped on and off without having to tie and
untie them while balancing half a ton of sales literature.

Go for a pair of the boating sneakers. If they want you to take them
off to board their boat, simply say no thanks, and leave. Their is no
good reason for them to ask you to remove clean boating shoes. If more
people simply refused to take their boating shoes off, they would
change their minds, they need people to buy their products. No
lookers, no customers.

I did this at the Norwark show a few years ago at one of the large
sport fishing manufacturers boats. They knew I was representing a
buyer, I said no and went to leave. They let me on with my shoes.

Go for a pair of the boating sneakers. If they want you to take them
off to board their boat, simply say no thanks, and leave. Their is no
good reason for them to ask you to remove clean boating shoes. If more
people simply refused to take their boating shoes off, they would
change their minds, they need people to buy their products. No
lookers, no customers.

I did this at the Norwark show a few years ago at one of the large
sport fishing manufacturers boats. They knew I was representing a
buyer, I said no and went to leave. They let me on with my shoes.

I'm inclined to side with the boat dealers on this one, at least when it
comes to outdoor shows. Shoe soles pick up a lot of grit etc...and it's
one thing to let the odd one or two people who absolutely refuse to take
off their shoes, quite another to let several hundred--even a thousand
at a large show like Annapolis or Miami--people track it aboard,
grinding it into the deck and carpet. A boat can take more wear and tear
in a single show than any owner can do to it in several years. And you
wouldn't believe some of the stories I've heard about the things people
will do...everything from using the head (and not just liquid waste) to
having sex in the aft cabin to changing the baby and leaving the dirty
diaper in a galley locker to giving an older child food that he smears
all over everything. Anyone who can pay for a ticket can get into a
boat show, and a surprising number of people are pigs. So I can't fault
boat dealers for doing as much as they can do to protect their boats.

Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html

John wrote:

Go for a pair of the boating sneakers. If they want you to take them
off to board their boat, simply say no thanks, and leave. Their is no
good reason for them to ask you to remove clean boating shoes. If more
people simply refused to take their boating shoes off, they would
change their minds, they need people to buy their products. No
lookers, no customers.

The production builders like Catalina, Hunter and Bendytoe don't worry
about shoes but the ones I really want to visit and leave drool spots on
the settee are usually privately owned and loaned to the builder for the
show. It takes a lot of guts to let 10,000-15,000 people wander through
your boat so I have no objection to honoring their wishes.

My motives may be a bit different than most attendees. I am not there
to buy. I am there to check out details and steal ideas. :-) That does
have a down side though. After visiting a Hinkely a couple of years
back I came home and ripped out all the steam bent cabinet edges and
rebuilt them in thinner veneers. :-0

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

I was wondering if the Annapolis Boat Show will be a washout because of
Isabel? We were planning to attend, but with all the haulouts, I was afraid
boats in attendance would be kinda sparse?
I would like to go, even if I have to practice walking on my "hands" to see
the inside of the boats!
Tee Hee
Kathy M. (wannabe boatee)
"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
...


John wrote:

Go for a pair of the boating sneakers. If they want you to take them
off to board their boat, simply say no thanks, and leave. Their is no
good reason for them to ask you to remove clean boating shoes. If more
people simply refused to take their boating shoes off, they would
change their minds, they need people to buy their products. No
lookers, no customers.

The production builders like Catalina, Hunter and Bendytoe don't worry
about shoes but the ones I really want to visit and leave drool spots on
the settee are usually privately owned and loaned to the builder for the
show. It takes a lot of guts to let 10,000-15,000 people wander through
your boat so I have no objection to honoring their wishes.

My motives may be a bit different than most attendees. I am not there
to buy. I am there to check out details and steal ideas. :-) That does
have a down side though. After visiting a Hinkely a couple of years
back I came home and ripped out all the steam bent cabinet edges and
rebuilt them in thinner veneers. :-0

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com