RE: Footstraps

From: Bob Duncan (bob_duncan@radius.com-DeleteThis)
Date: Thu Jul 10 1997 - 13:47:13 PDT


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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 13:47:13 -0700
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From: Bob Duncan <bob_duncan@radius.com-DeleteThis>
Subject: RE: Footstraps
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Actually when I first decided to try this I also bought some brass eyelets
in a kit for $8 but when I took apart the foot straps I found that Mistral
has a couple pieces of plastic which clam shells the internal strap so I
didn't use the eyelets. Yes, I replaced all the velcro with rubber. The
only original part left is the neoprene cover. If you don't have a clamp of
some kind you may want to try the eyelets for reinforcement although the
cloth in the rubber does limit the stretching.

At 11:43 AM 7/10/97 -0700, you wrote:
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>I'm curious to see how long the rubber holds up at the screw holes. Let us
>know. (I assume you replaced the velcro/webbing entirely with the rubber?) I
>often have the same problem and it's usually when I'm op'd and trying to get
>in quick. I'm of the bootie persuasion (yea I know, a wimp) and having the
>straps large enough for the booties seems to make the problem all the worse.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bob Duncan [SMTP:bob_duncan@radius.com-DeleteThis]
>Sent: Thursday, July 10, 1997 11:14 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list
>Subject: Footstraps
>
>I've been having problems with my footstraps the last couple months. After
>I waterstart and start moving back into the straps I seem to always step on
>my back straps
>and crush them. I then spend minutes tring to kick my toe into the back
>strap with no avail
>often heading upwind or crashing. I have a screamer II and Mistral straps.
> The straps always
>seemed to deform too easily. I know the fix is not to step on the straps,
>but in the mean time
>I fixed mine so they don't crush. I took the straps off and took out the
>adjustable velcro
>inards. I then went down to Orchard Supply and found 1/8" sheet rubber
>with cloth inserted
>between layers. I bought a 1 foot square of the material. I then took the
>velcro mess and used
>that as a template to mark size and holes in the rubber. Each strip ended
>up being about
>2" wide and 10-12" long. I inserted these into the neoprene covers and
>sailed yesterday. Yes I
>still stepped on the straps but sproing they jump right back up. I just
>though I might send this along.
>
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