Cheaper rescue knife

[Norman_E]

I decided that the boat needs a sharp knife that will cut ropes or webbing in emergency, and looked at the YM group test from July 2012 which showed that the Gerber EZ-Out Rescue Safety Knife was the recommended "Best Buy" with a quoted price of £39.99. A web search found the cheapest chandlery offer of £33.99 from Seamark Nunn and prices up to a very cheeky £49.99 from Virtual Rigger! I then discovered CPC Farnell and have just ordered one for a much more reasonable £23.98 including VAT and delivery. I had not heard of this company before, but it appears to be a fair sized company that primarily sells to trade buyers. The webpage is here. http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/displayP...s_price=true&gclid=CMytkb3DwboCFbLLtAodXWIAMg

 

[nigelmercier]

I order from CPC at least once a month, great service.

Tip: if you are in a hurry, order a can of IPA or other solvent at the same time; then it comes by courier.

 

[[70521]]

I use an old bread knife, that was cr^p at cutting bread.

 

[LadyInBed]

I order from CPC at least once a month, great service.

Are cpc farnell and http://uk.farnell.com (electronics) parts of the same group?

 

[nigelmercier]

Are cpc farnell and http://uk.farnell.com (electronics) parts of the same group?

Yes, although their prices sometimes vary.

 

[Homer Simpson's Lovechild]

I use an old bread knife, that was cr^p at cutting bread.

Agree, commercial divers often keep a Kitchen Devil or other cheap small kitchen knife inside a chopped off bit of hosepipe and hung off the harness as a "cut yourself free" knife.
The expensive big dive knife strapped to the leg or belt is generally good as a hammer/ chisel/scraper etc . As for actually cutting rope, monofilament or netting though- you would be better of hitting it with a bit of wood!

 

[Bru]

Been a customer of Farnell since way back when, often worth a look for all sorts of things you might not automatically connect with them

The AFFF (foam) fire extinguishers we have on board, for example, came from them at a much better price than other sources

Big advantage is that my co-owner and first mate Rik orders from them on a virtually weekly basis so as long as I don't need it in a hurry there's no carriage to worry about

 

[BlueSkyNick]

I use an old bread knife, that was cr^p at cutting bread.

It's another one of those things on board that I prefer to never use !!

 

[TheEcho]

I would prefer EMT shears to a knife if it all went pear shaped. Strong enough to cut a penny in half, but I'm a lot less likely to stab myself with scissors than a knife when panicking. Also, I can keep them always on my person without being worried about breaching offensive weapons legislation when going straight from the boat to the pub. Best part is that they only cost £2 including postage from Amazon. Get a pair for everyone wearing a harness!

 

[Gwylan]

Have a diving knife from Lido. No point, serrated and regular blade. And it sharpened to a rather frightening level.

 

[bobgarrett]

CPC is great for all sorts of boat bits from electrical stuff to tools and beyond and all the prices are keen. I am not connected to them but a regular customer.

 

[TQA]

I prefer a HD serrated bread knife in any cutaway situation. Chicago Steel do a nice one which has just replaced my old one that succumbed to crevice corrosion.

 

[lustyd]

I would prefer EMT shears to a knife if it all went pear shaped. Strong enough to cut a penny in half, but I'm a lot less likely to stab myself with scissors than a knife when panicking. Also, I can keep them always on my person without being worried about breaching offensive weapons legislation when going straight from the boat to the pub. Best part is that they only cost £2 including postage from Amazon. Get a pair for everyone wearing a harness!

You wouldn't get in trouble for having a sailing knife on you in a pub having gone from the boat unless you actually stab someone with it. Same goes for any other sport where you need a knife, if you're doing it, on your way to or from doing it, on your way from a shop related to it or any other reasonable reason you have it on you then you're fine. If you're a teenager on a street corner drinking white lightening and talking in a threatening voice then you'll likely find your shears are considered offensive...

 

[mjcoon]

CPC is great for all sorts of boat bits from electrical stuff to tools and beyond and all the prices are keen. I am not connected to them but a regular customer.

The down-side is that you get an embarrassing amount of mini-catalogue junk-mail!

Mike.

 

[davidpbo]

I order from CPC at least once a month, great service.

Tip: if you are in a hurry, order a can of IPA or other solvent at the same time; then it comes by courier.

I've used CPC for years, that's useful info, although delivery is usually pretty quick, more often than not next day for me, I do however pay for next day delivery if I need it quick for sure.

Yes, although their prices sometimes vary.

I usually find their prices pretty good. One thing to watch out for is that the prices quoted in the fliers are often different to those that come up if searching via the main site. In order to get the price as quoted in the flier you need to use the product code in flier which is also usually different.

I find their customer services and accounts excellent to deal with.

The down-side is that you get an embarrassing amount of mini-catalogue junk-mail!

Mike.

So much so I had to cancel it totally, I just look on line at the specials every so often.

The amount they send out must cost them a fortune. One a month and I would have carried on and bought odd stuff as a result.

 

[lw395]

You wouldn't get in trouble for having a sailing knife on you in a pub having gone from the boat unless you actually stab someone with it........

Unfortunately that's *******s!
I know someone who thoughtlessly took his oily jacket to the pub, admittedly a student pub, because it was hosing down, forgot about the Leatherman in the pocket. He was let off with a caution, but it ruined his evening.
I dare say he was unlucky to be in a pub where there was a minor incident.
I wouldn't chance it anywhere 'lively' like say Poole Quay, or Cowes on a Saturday night.

 

[lw395]

I would prefer EMT shears to a knife if it all went pear shaped. Strong enough to cut a penny in half, but I'm a lot less likely to stab myself with scissors than a knife when panicking. Also, I can keep them always on my person without being worried about breaching offensive weapons legislation when going straight from the boat to the pub. Best part is that they only cost £2 including postage from Amazon. Get a pair for everyone wearing a harness!

A lot of wreck divers carry scissors.

 

[Norman_E]

The Gerber Rescue Knife arrived this morning. I tested it by cutting some 12mm and then 16mm braid on braid rope that I have at home. Both were cut with a single quick slash. I have no other knife that would come close to that performance.

I have ordered a pair of EMT scissors for cutting webbing, but the knife is certainly going to be faster for most jobs and I doubt that the scissors will be any good on rope over a few millimetres diameter.

The reason for the EMT scissors is that my liferaft sits in a custom made cradle at the stern, held in by two webbing straps. The latter can be undone fairly quickly, but in emergency it will be even quicker to cut them, for which the scissors, stowed close by, will be the preferred tool because one blade can be pushed under the straps and the other one closed on it.

 

[DinghyMan]

A lot of wreck divers carry scissors.

When diving I carry a standard small dive knife and a couple of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/EEZYCUT-Tri...UTF8&qid=1383410037&sr=1-3&keywords=Trilobite but also have a combined shears / knife but its huge

Trilobite goes through webbing or fishing line very easily and is much more user proof than a knife and will cut up to 12mm http://eezycut.com/

 

[lustyd]

Unfortunately that's *******s!
I know someone who thoughtlessly took his oily jacket to the pub, admittedly a student pub, because it was hosing down, forgot about the Leatherman in the pocket. He was let off with a caution, but it ruined his evening.
I dare say he was unlucky to be in a pub where there was a minor incident.
I wouldn't chance it anywhere 'lively' like say Poole Quay, or Cowes on a Saturday night.

The fact that your friend wasn't able to explain himself sufficiently doesn't change the law, and the law says you're fine when done in line with a sport that requires it. Had he calmly offered to let them hold it behind the bar I'm sure there would have been no trouble at all.