Mast pad & toe pad, do you use either?

[DelCarpenter]

I have about 8 mast pads which I don't use. Am I missing something by not using them?

I have 2 or 3 toe pads that go around a mast base (they look like a volcano) which I don't use. Do you use them? Do you want mine?

[isobars]

Since a broken toe from kicking the uni cost me a season of WSing decades ago, I always use volcano pads. At a buck a pop, I have a heap of them. No one needs them until they break a toe, at which point it's too late.

[gristmilljryGP0]

I just ripped my volcano pad. Happy to take them off your hands....

[isobars]

Ditto the mast pads. Only AFTER you smash a rail or board nose will you need one.

[U2U2U2]

I use the volcano pads on everything. I find I can rest my foot there with pressure if desired, it offers some protection it the toes connected to the foot, go astray.

Mast pads, no. Thinking you men the lower mast near the pulleys.

I like a ION mast pad that's just under the boom, but it's in the way during tacks.

[bred2shred]

Volcano pads - yes I use one all the time on every rig. Much nicer to stomp your foot against the pad than the U-joint or base plate. If you wear shoes when sailing, then the volcano pad is not as necessary.

Mast base pads - most of my sails have a built in base pad, so a strap on pad is not needed. On those that don't have a built in pad, I use a strap on base pad. You definitely want some type of padding down there to protect your feet and the board from the mast base.

Pad below the boom - if you're in the phase of learning where you catapult a lot, then yes, use a clip on pad below your boom to save the nose of your board. If you don't catapult much, then a pad below the boom is really not needed.

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[isobars]

[cgoudie1]

I don't, but I do wear booties.

-Craig

[DelCarpenter]

Send me a PM if you want a volcano toe pad.
Send me a PM if you want a mast pad that fits around the bottom of a sail.

Free, except for the postage.