Wooden Boat Fittings
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Yep. A good clasp knife of your choice, but on a lanyard around your neck. Always, whenever you're on board. (No reason not to have others dotted around the place too if you want, of course.)
Mike
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Yep. A good clasp knife of your choice, but on a lanyard around your neck. Always, whenever you're on board. (No reason not to have others dotted around the place too if you want, of course.)
Mike
Norman_E
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Apologies if this has appeared before. I have not had time to read the whole thread, but this http://cpc.farnell.com/gerber-tools/22-06971/knife-e-z-out-rescue-knife-yellow/dp/TL15413 is an excellent knife at a much better price than the swindleries charge for it.
Keen_Ed
Active member
Prefer anything round my neck to have a safety breakaway. I tie my knife to my belt/trousers.
flaming
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I have a leatherman on my belt (as does about half the crew) and we have one of the yellow safety knives above strapped to the kicker.
I have used my leatherman in anger to cut ropes on a handful of occasions (most frequently when corporate crews get over excited and get riding turns) and we have used the knife on the kicker 3 times in anger whilst I've been aboard. They cut Dynema under tension like a hot knife through butter. One slash and it's gone.
I have used my leatherman in anger to cut ropes on a handful of occasions (most frequently when corporate crews get over excited and get riding turns) and we have used the knife on the kicker 3 times in anger whilst I've been aboard. They cut Dynema under tension like a hot knife through butter. One slash and it's gone.
xyachtdave
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Sounds like you'd be better off spending the knife money on some rig checks!
Thedreamoneday
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paul-essex
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from my dive kit I have 2 of these one for me and one for my co diver 
http://www.siffknives.co.uk/eng/489/ARTPMW.html
http://www.siffknives.co.uk/eng/489/ARTPMW.html
Wooden Boat Fittings
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Oh, you can get them. All the govt agency ID badges on lanyards have breakaway clips on them. And they're on a ribbon too, rather than a cord, so they're more comfortable.
I confess to having worn a sheath knife on my belt for years. But that was ashore, not afloat where a slicker might hinder access at just the wrong time.
Mike
