MarkJones,

I cannot attest to the dye in saltwater conditions. As for making the tramp slippery - no, not at all. It does abraid off with a lot of use but not very much. And it does this as a gradual wearing process - it does not chip or flake if applied properly. I suspect I notice this more because the underlying colour is yellow and I have dyed it black (touchups are easy and cure in 15 minutes). If you were to stay with the original tramp colour when dyeing I would say this may be little or no concern at all. I did notice a small amount of transfer to my bathing suit on one occassion. This was my first sail on the boat after the dye job and I had carelessly allowed a fair bit of sand to remain on the tramp when sailing. But, it was more like a fine dust and rinsed off the suit no problem - it may have been surface dust/overspray and nothing to do with the sand at all - I am not sure and it has not happened since.




Derek thanks for the compliment and good Idea on the photos. Here are a couple.


Dave