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LOL! Calling that "Faux Teak" is very charitable, Tom... 
In Response To: They used to get it right when it was a lot more complicated. ()
..."Faux Teak Carpet" is more like it... (grin)
It's the weirdest stuff, very soft and spongy... As best I can tell, it's this stuff:
http://www.seadek.com/c-57-faux-teak-material.aspx
"The finished pads are easily installed using our robust pressure sensitive adhesive backing specifically tested and designed for the demanding marine environment. Just peel, stick and press the pads in place. It's that easy.
Hmmm, anyone want to hazard a guess as to how well that will have held up 10 or 15 years down the road?
LMAO!
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- Herb McCormicks four part essay is now on line
- It's a fairly remarkably piece on many levels
- Thanks, Doug. Very well written article.
- That's a great read - honest and introspective. Thanks for sharing.
- I too pushed my limits meeting family flying in to Portland in iffy weather ( I'm a coastal cruiser
- LOL! I chatted briefly with Mark Pillsbury (editor of CW) aboard the new Hunter 47 in Annapolis...
- What's your problem with that cleat. Jon?
- In a different "context"
- No doubt those from Nautor are pretty slick, I haven't seen them...
- And, how's this for an example of 'Attention to Detail' on the part of a Boat Show Exhibitor...?
- I have to cut them some slack. That happens every other year on my boat.
- Bad design, not just improper set-up from the boat show. ;^)))
- They used to get it right when it was a lot more complicated.
- And speaking of life line design, look at these.
- Your lifelines, in the picture, look pretty interwoven, Tom. :^)))))
- LOL! Calling that "Faux Teak" is very charitable, Tom...
- They used to get it right when it was a lot more complicated.
- I have to cut them some slack. That happens every other year on my boat.
- What goes in that very shallow stern slot under the cockpit?
- Must be push-button steering on that thing too.
- And, how's this for an example of 'Attention to Detail' on the part of a Boat Show Exhibitor...?
- No doubt those from Nautor are pretty slick, I haven't seen them...
- The writer is diplomatic, but he doesn't leave much out.
- LOL! I chatted briefly with Mark Pillsbury (editor of CW) aboard the new Hunter 47 in Annapolis...
- I too pushed my limits meeting family flying in to Portland in iffy weather ( I'm a coastal cruiser
- I was struck by how much time was spent fixing electronics
- Great read...
- Re: Great read...
- That was Charlie Doane of SAIL, not Herb, who was aboard that Alpha 42...
- Re: Great read...