RFC ===== Boat Shoes
 

On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:05:40 -0500,
wrote:


For years, I have worn the Rockport M5106 boat shoe, which they have
now discontinued. Their new line of shoes are oil tanned and are *not
nearly* as rugged as the old models. Additionally, I'm not dying to
buy "Made in [Communist] China" apparel.... so,

does anybody have recommendations for a rugged, yet comfortable boat
shoe? TIA.....

I love my Sebagos.

RFC ===== Boat Shoes
 

On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:29:12 -0500,
wrote:

On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 06:54:55 -0500, JohnH wrote:

On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:05:40 -0500,
wrote:


For years, I have worn the Rockport M5106 boat shoe, which they have
now discontinued. Their new line of shoes are oil tanned and are *not
nearly* as rugged as the old models. Additionally, I'm not dying to
buy "Made in [Communist] China" apparel.... so,

does anybody have recommendations for a rugged, yet comfortable boat
shoe? TIA.....

I love my Sebagos.

They seemed like a nice shoe. How doe they hold up appearance wise?
The ones I looked at were oil tanned and light pressure from a
fingernail would leave a mark....

I have the Sebago Clovehitch II, which I've been using for about five
years. To me, they look like a well used boat shoe. My wife won't let me
wear them to church though! I've tried the Sperry shoes, but they've always
left me with a pain in ball of my foot after a couple hours of standing in
them. I've never had the problem with these shoes.

http://tinyurl.com/ygvdmt

RFC ===== Boat Shoes
 

wrote in message
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Yeah, I had the same experience with Sperry..... it always felt like I
had a rock in my shoe....
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Me too, until I tried the more expensive pair. They are very comfortable
and no pain after wearing them for a while. My only complaint is that
Mrs.E. won't let me wear them on the few occasions that I put on a suit.

(which isn't very often, anymore .... weddings and funerals only)

Eisboch

RFC ===== Boat Shoes
 

Eisboch wrote:
wrote in message
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Yeah, I had the same experience with Sperry..... it always felt like I
had a rock in my shoe....
--



Me too, until I tried the more expensive pair. They are very comfortable
and no pain after wearing them for a while. My only complaint is that
Mrs.E. won't let me wear them on the few occasions that I put on a suit.

(which isn't very often, anymore .... weddings and funerals only)

Eisboch


The real question is do you wear them without socks. They were meant to
be worn au natural. ;)

RFC ===== Boat Shoes
 

On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 12:58:29 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Eisboch wrote:
wrote in message
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Yeah, I had the same experience with Sperry..... it always felt like I
had a rock in my shoe....
--



Me too, until I tried the more expensive pair. They are very comfortable
and no pain after wearing them for a while. My only complaint is that
Mrs.E. won't let me wear them on the few occasions that I put on a suit.

(which isn't very often, anymore .... weddings and funerals only)

Eisboch


The real question is do you wear them without socks. They were meant to
be worn au natural. ;)

A few summer days fishing with no socks will result in the smelliest pair
of shoes known to man, and the smell won't come out. It may look cool, but
it's a good way to stink up a boat!

RFC ===== Boat Shoes
 

"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
wrote in message
...

Yeah, I had the same experience with Sperry..... it always felt like I
had a rock in my shoe....
--



Me too, until I tried the more expensive pair. They are very comfortable
and no pain after wearing them for a while. My only complaint is that
Mrs.E. won't let me wear them on the few occasions that I put on a suit.

(which isn't very often, anymore .... weddings and funerals only)

Eisboch


The real question is do you wear them without socks. They were meant to
be worn au natural. ;)

Socks? With boat shoes? Never. Except around the yard when we had the
house in Florida. Fire-ants, you know.

The rest of me remains clothed, however, so not so "au natural".


Eisboch

RFC ===== Boat Shoes
 

JohnH wrote:
On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 12:58:29 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Eisboch wrote:
wrote in message
...

Yeah, I had the same experience with Sperry..... it always felt like I
had a rock in my shoe....
--


Me too, until I tried the more expensive pair. They are very comfortable
and no pain after wearing them for a while. My only complaint is that
Mrs.E. won't let me wear them on the few occasions that I put on a suit.

(which isn't very often, anymore .... weddings and funerals only)

Eisboch


The real question is do you wear them without socks. They were meant to
be worn au natural. ;)

A few summer days fishing with no socks will result in the smelliest pair
of shoes known to man, and the smell won't come out. It may look cool, but
it's a good way to stink up a boat!

My Rockports only last a few years. I actually put foot powder in the
shoes, and have never had a problem. My wife would let me know if I
did. I don't go fishing, so that might be the problem.

RFC ===== Boat Shoes
 

"JohnH" wrote in message
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On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 12:58:29 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Eisboch wrote:
wrote in message
...

Yeah, I had the same experience with Sperry..... it always felt like I
had a rock in my shoe....
--



Me too, until I tried the more expensive pair. They are very
comfortable
and no pain after wearing them for a while. My only complaint is that
Mrs.E. won't let me wear them on the few occasions that I put on a suit.

(which isn't very often, anymore .... weddings and funerals only)

Eisboch


The real question is do you wear them without socks. They were meant to
be worn au natural. ;)

A few summer days fishing with no socks will result in the smelliest pair
of shoes known to man, and the smell won't come out. It may look cool, but
it's a good way to stink up a boat!

Really? I thought it was diesel fuel.

Eisboch

RFC ===== Boat Shoes
 

"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message
. ..

JohnH wrote:

On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 12:58:29 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

The real question is do you wear them without socks. They were meant to
be worn au natural. ;)


A few summer days fishing with no socks will result in the smelliest
pair
of shoes known to man, and the smell won't come out. It may look cool,
but
it's a good way to stink up a boat!

My Rockports only last a few years. I actually put foot powder in the
shoes, and have never had a problem. My wife would let me know if I did.
I don't go fishing, so that might be the problem.

I just wash 'em once in a while.

Eisboch

RFC ===== Boat Shoes
 

On Thu, 9 Nov 2006 13:12:16 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message
...

JohnH wrote:

On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 12:58:29 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

The real question is do you wear them without socks. They were meant to
be worn au natural. ;)


A few summer days fishing with no socks will result in the smelliest
pair
of shoes known to man, and the smell won't come out. It may look cool,
but
it's a good way to stink up a boat!

My Rockports only last a few years. I actually put foot powder in the
shoes, and have never had a problem. My wife would let me know if I did.
I don't go fishing, so that might be the problem.

I just wash 'em once in a while.

Eisboch


I've not tried throwing the Sebagos in the washing machine.

RFC ===== Boat Shoes
 

On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 06:54:55 -0500, JohnH wrote:


I love my Sebagos.

And, for the most part (90%), Sebago shoes are American made.

http://www.usstuff.com/shoes.htm

RFC ===== Boat Shoes
 

wrote:
On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 06:54:55 -0500, JohnH wrote:

On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:05:40 -0500,
wrote:

For years, I have worn the Rockport M5106 boat shoe, which they have
now discontinued. Their new line of shoes are oil tanned and are *not
nearly* as rugged as the old models. Additionally, I'm not dying to
buy "Made in [Communist] China" apparel.... so,

does anybody have recommendations for a rugged, yet comfortable boat
shoe? TIA.....
I love my Sebagos.

They seemed like a nice shoe. How doe they hold up appearance wise?
The ones I looked at were oil tanned and light pressure from a
fingernail would leave a mark....

I too have Sebago's, and have no intention of switching. The quality is
excellent. I've been wearing this pair (my first pair) as my daily
shoes since April. They're dressy enough that I use them for my work
shoes. A good price and they're made in USA!

These are what I have, but in 'Burnt Ivory'.: http://tinyurl.com/ydg5mn

I'm not sure what you mean by 'oil tanned', but if you have a smooth
leather with a scuff, take a piece of a paper bag and rub over the area
enough to create friction. This will smooth it right back out and
should totally remove that scuff. It only takes a few seconds. You
won't be doing it long enough to where you feel the heat yourself, but
this will burnish the leather. You can add a bit of moisture to the
area. Don't directly wet it, just wipe the spot with a damp towel first
if you don't have the initial success you were looking for. I only know
this because I change my own tips on my pool cues, and after you are
finished shaping the tip, you burnish the sides. When I found this out,
I tried it on a pair of shoes and it does work.

-Jim

RFC ===== Boat Shoes
 

Gene Kearns wrote:
On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 22:16:18 -0500, Boaterdude penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

I'm not sure what you mean by 'oil tanned', but if you have a smooth
leather with a scuff,

That pretty much describes the problems associated:
also, see: http://www.siegelofca.com/view_verlane.asp?id=106

I'm going to check these out, as well:
http://tinyurl.com/yj97xc

but, will likely settle on the Sebago's.


Thanks for the links. My Sebago's aren't 'waterproof', but as with
any leather I take care of, I use Lexol leather conditioner. It won't
make leather waterproof, but when it dries, it will be like it never got
wet! Lexol, it it's original small brown jerry jug type container can
be hard to find at times, so I was pleasantly surprised to find that
some auto parts stores now carry it in a spray bottle.

I hadn't heard of 'Gokey' before, but they certainly seem to take a lot
of pride in their work! In looking at the site, I ran across these
which look interesting. Anyone here tried 'em? http://tinyurl.com/yammaf

-Jim

RFC ===== Boat Shoes
 

My Sebago's aren't 'waterproof', but as with
any leather I take care of, I use Lexol leather conditioner.

Great stuff! My family used to race Harness Horses, and all of the leather
equipment was cleaned using Murphy's Oil Soap, then conditioned with Lexol,
then rubbed down with plain oatmeal. The latter absorbed any excess Lexol
(to which dirt would stick), and gave the leather a nice soft appearance.
This was a major chore, as each horse had their own equipment, done weekly!

--Mike

"Boaterdude" wrote in message
...
Gene Kearns wrote:
On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 22:16:18 -0500, Boaterdude penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

I'm not sure what you mean by 'oil tanned', but if you have a smooth
leather with a scuff,

That pretty much describes the problems associated:
also, see: http://www.siegelofca.com/view_verlane.asp?id=106

I'm going to check these out, as well:
http://tinyurl.com/yj97xc

but, will likely settle on the Sebago's.


Thanks for the links. My Sebago's aren't 'waterproof', but as with any
leather I take care of, I use Lexol leather conditioner. It won't make
leather waterproof, but when it dries, it will be like it never got wet!
Lexol, it it's original small brown jerry jug type container can be hard
to find at times, so I was pleasantly surprised to find that some auto
parts stores now carry it in a spray bottle.

I hadn't heard of 'Gokey' before, but they certainly seem to take a lot of
pride in their work! In looking at the site, I ran across these which
look interesting. Anyone here tried 'em? http://tinyurl.com/yammaf

-Jim