The original Sperry CVO had razor-cut sipes on the sole that worked very well on a wet deck. Sometime in the 90's they changed the sole design to a molded tread, which I find not as good as the original.
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Today is today but those were the days.
ReplyDeleteThis looks very relaxed.
ReplyDeleteThe picture of contintment.
ReplyDeleteSperry's are very cool. Cigarettes, not so much.
ReplyDeleteI never found the to be very good boat shoes, slippery deck grip-wise.
ReplyDeleteThey were designed to protect the deck's finish- not the folks wearing them!
DeleteInteresting comparison between two different ways of going fishing....!
ReplyDeleteThe original Sperry CVO had razor-cut sipes on the sole that worked very well on a wet deck. Sometime in the 90's they changed the sole design to a molded tread, which I find not as good as the original.
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