shoes poll

[sandm]

Ok, been a while since we've had a poll going, so lets find out for ed's sake what the consensus is on footwear on a boat

I'll start with barefeet only. no shoes allowed..

[Razzman]

Ditto here too. And yeah that gray carpet gets hot when it's over 100 but tuff doo-doo.

[sandm]

ed-probably do know the total outcome, but I'm interested to see how many allow them as you do. I have friends that do, so it might be surprising.

kills time when you can't be on the lake as well

[jester]

What no hunting boots? Go for a hunt at 4 am get on the boat around 6:30 AM and just keep the boots on.

I think you need to add one that says feet only but after they have been washed.

[kaneboats]

Actually, you should make everyone wear socks. The oils in your feet can be worse for the carpet than the dirt that might come off your shoes. I don't have "stinky feet" but I have a couple of family members who do. But, all of us have oil in our skin, even in our feet.

[skiyaker]

Actually, you should make everyone wear socks. The oils in your feet can be worse for the carpet than the dirt that might come off your shoes. I don't have "stinky feet" but I have a couple of family members who do. But, all of us have oil in our skin, even in our feet.

that's true- but they should not be cotton socks. the detergents in the cotton can change the pH of the carpet fibers and result in premature carpet failure

[jmvotto]

Clean shoes are ok, boats are meant to get used. and if we go out to dinner, lunch or for drinks at a restaurant or bar then" not shirt, no shoes, no service"

They usually get stowed pretty quickly though.

[sandm]

not to stereotype, BUT I see a lot of calf-high sock/sandal and calf-high sock/shoe combos at the lake on a saturday. most of them are guys with absolutely no tans getting into those low-slung all-engine boats, they go burn 15 gallons of gas in 20-30 minutes and then leave

the best time is watching some of them load their boats back onto trailers and try to do so not getting any part of their bodies wet

[Waynes345]

I vote flip flops or slides only. Primarily because shoes are a pain in the ass. They come off immediately and then I need to find a place for them and they untimately get wet. My older OB doesn't have much in the way of storage space that isn't already crammed with the necessities. If we're just taking the boat down to the restuarant and everybody keeps them on their feet, I could care less. It is impossible to keep the inside of my boat dry when towing so I insist on easy off, waterproof, easily stashable flip flops. Unwaxed of course.

[jester]

socks.

Now c'mon, I'll wear my black socks (that cover my calf muscles) with my sandles when I'm struttin' around walmart looking for babes,

not that is funny. Also socks are great for early riding when air plus water is still be low 90.

I forgot about the oil's on people's feet. I might have to have everyone put baggies on thier feet now.