Whats the best knife to get? Without spending a bomb?

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I need a knife for my small yacht (26 foot Centaur) for general use and safety.

Any recommendations and things I should consider?

Some (Plastimo) around circa £10 while others are more like £50... is it worth paying the extra?
 
Hi Bob,
Get a Leatherman Charge TTI, the best multitool around...£100 though....you pays yer money & get whats yer get............
 
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Just make sure it has a locking blade Bob.

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If you just want a knife there are good locking ones for a 5er from fishermens chandlers, (and some yotty ones), they have a wooden handle and a sleeve that locks the blade, very good steel, can,t remember the name of the mark. Maybe someone else will? quote me on Classic Forum, someone there will know the name.
 
I keep one of these in reach of the cockpit. Can't stab yourself with iit or puncture your inflatable doll or similar and will slice easily through any rope. Used by rescue services, police, firemen etc.

Gerber EZ Out Rescue Knife - +/- £30
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Yep:
I second bejasus.

I keep the Gerber in a pouch on my salopetts. I outed a leatherman for that little beauty, sharp as a razor, Its the best emergency cutting thing I have found....

Have fun............
 
Fourths

I bought one for swmbo crimbo stocking a couple of years back, I am really jealous and want one for myself.

If I was to take one thing away from it, there is no halyard mounting point. It cuts through rope like butter.

Buy a good knife, a £10 chinese blade will, well, lets be honest about the longevity of any cheap knives, you get what you pay for, whether in the kitchen, workshop or boat. The extra £20 wont seem so bad when trying to cut yourself free from a lobster pot, but the saving will!
 
Kitchen Devil's bread knife - very cheap and VERY sharp
Have found it will cut through any rope and it will slice bread too
 
"Whatever you do, make sure it has a serrated blade. You won't cut through lines otherwise."

This makes sense....but how do you sharpen a serrated blade ?

Do you have to buy a different slip stone for each dia. serration ?

Nobody has commented on the quality of the steel / ability to hold a good edge..

Or in this chuck-away society do you just buy a new one when the old one gets blunt ?

Any views ??

thanks
 
I reckon a knife on a sail boat is hugely overated. To cut ropes I have a lot of confidence in gardening secateurs. (the bypass type) With one sharp blade cutting against another it is easy to cut ropes.
A knife blade alone needs to be very sharp to cut against the tension of the the rope alone. So I say leave the sharp knives for cooking and cleaning fish and cheap is bestg if you lose it.
So there is a contradictory comment. olewill
 
Fithed. The knife saved my mates life when the anchor rope got tangled around his foot in a big sea. Sadly he died in a motorbike accidend a few weeks later!
 
When I was diving regularly, I used to get through stainless knives quite quickly. They're great for a while but need sharpening often and despite being stainless, they do rust.

If it's just a simple knife you're after, look around for a titanium one. It sounds expensive but mine bought 10 years ago has had one sharpen, olds its edge, is light and has zero corrosion.

Take a look at Northern Diver
 
Another time was during the summer in Bristol lock, forgot to undo the line while going down so again knife to the rescue.
 
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