ASKING GUESTS TO REMOVE SHOES BEFORE BOARDING....

RadioguyJ

RadioguyJ

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Sorry if the poll topic is lame, but I don't recall seeing this question asked before.

How many of you ask or require your guests to remove their shoes before boarding your boat? If so, how do you do it?
 
I saw a clever product at a boat show to address the question of shoes on a boat. It looks like a shoe box. You put your foot in and it automatically puts a plastic shoe cover over your shoe and off you go. Nice solution to a sensitive situation about asking people to remove shoes.
 
Unless they are kids, once they see that deck they usually start to take the shoes off or ask. It's a varnished wood deck. As long as they have soft soled shoes or are barefoot, I don't care. Crocks on men are banned on general principals. ;)

OMG: is this a resurrected posting or what?
 
I don't ask them to take them off, and I don't care if they don't. But, it seems that most of the people in our marina just take them off...big piles of shoes behind various boats.

Yes!!!Crocs on ANYONE are banned on my boat
 
What are shoes??? Its a boat! I don't have anything on my boat resembling shoes but a pair of flip flops. Safe soft soled shoes are welcome though.
 
yeah.. why don't we resurect a poll on heads... nobody uses it, only nr 1, only when away from the dock... :-)

the only rules on my boat is "you must have a good time" and if we're alone "that top has to go" :-)
 
I have never had a problem of someone arriving in street shoes expecting to go out on the boat. I always check guests shoes before we go to the boat. Boating/deck/docksiders and sneakers are fine. Apparently every one I know is aware of the general boating rule. However, I would not hesitate to speak up and find an alternative solution to hard soled, black marking, street shoes.
 
I have never had a problem of someone arriving in street shoes expecting to go out on the boat. I always check guests shoes before we go to the boat. Boating/deck/docksiders and sneakers are fine. Apparently every one I know is aware of the general boating rule. However, I would not hesitate to speak up and find an alternative solution to hard soled, black marking, street shoes.
 
HAHAHA
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Originally posted by pdecat

I prefer the Biscayne bay rule that seems to be for the women to remove most of their clothes. I never notice their feet.

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I'm not much for rules on the boat, so long as safety is not being compromised. The carpet can and will be replaced.

The whole POINT is to get away from it all.
 
We prefer that guests be barefoot just as we are; if for no other reason than we want everyone to be as relaxed and carefree as we are. It's kind of a buzzkill for someone to be sitting there dressed and not in the water or hanging their feet off the swimplatform. Besides, I just can't reconcile the wearing of shoes in warm weather anyway.

In the winter months, shoes are fine--as long as they're soft-soled and non-marking.

Paul
 
People see our boat and run out to get thick rubber soled boots before they step on board.
 
Carpet? On a boat? What for? Just to get messed up? Good grief, man... it's just a boat, you know, a toy. Hose it off once in a while and enjoy life.
 
Goodness gracious. Talk about dredging up the sordid histories...

If you have a current suggestion, start a new thread. ( This one died a l o n g time ago! )
 
I watched a guy on the dock once rudely tell a nice looking girl with high heels to get off his boat. If my future wife wasn't with me at the time I would have gladly invited her on my boat!
 
Most of the time guest on my boat are going fishing. A good idea to wear shoes. Most slip them off when they go inside. The carpet is bad and faded so doesn't matter anyway just wash the fish blood off or help clean it up. Can't see me having a boat that I have to worry about keeping it spotless.
 
Passengers are one thing, the skipper and crew is another. Even in 100+ degree heat I'll put on the Nikes when I'm at the helm and especially when anchoring.
 
Boats are there to have fun! Don't fret over the small stuff.
 
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