BigH

Yes, if possible. They have proven to be far superior to any of the other skates I have had. H

I ended up repairing my old skates, and so far so good. I bought new graf T-nuts and screws on ebay. Biggest challenge was when I tried to remove the old screws, about half sheared off inside the t-nut due to years of salt and corrosion. I had to drill the broken ones out with a cobalt drill bit. Also, the outsole on one of my skates was peeling away from the boot at the heel. I glued it back on using E6000. That appears to be holding for now. The glue and the new screws are working together to keep the outsole in place Fortunately, the old t-nuts that pulled through the boot had corroded away. There was still enough material in the boot for the new t-nuts to grab onto. If my repair fails, it will probably be because there isn't much boot material holding those t-nuts in place. H

Howdy, long time lurker with a question. I bought Graf G35's in 2008 or so and have loved them. Sadly, the rivet nuts on one heel are pulling through the boot. I am going to try and repair it, but the patient may be a goner. The G35's replaced Graf Supra 705's, which were a great pair of skates, but were probably not the right Graf skate for my high arch and the bulbous bone on the top of my foot. Suffered a bit of pain and some lace bite. I eventually learned that not wearing socks made the 705's fit better. Before the 705's, I ran through a pair of CCM 1052's. Very poor quality, and they felt too spacious (probably 1/2 size too big). Before that I had Bauer 1000's that were way too narrow. What is a good modern replacement? I have pretty high arches, and fairly wide feet, especially in the toebox. I have looked at the modern Graf lineup, but they don't seem to gear specific models to a certain shape of foot like they used to. When I got fitted for my G35's, the salesman said that my narrow heal called for a 703. I am a 53 year old decent, but rapidly aging player. My preferred cut is a FBV 100/75. Probably doesn't make sense to spend top dollar, but not looking for budget skates either. Thanks H