Which are the best yacht knives?

[johnalison]

Be wary of lanyards. Wave will be tossing you up and down, and if it catches on a prop while free diving.... I'd rather have a knife I don't care about dropping.

You could tie the knife to the boat instead.

 

[Neeves]

All valuable information

BUT

My problem was, or is, I'd never had a chunky rope round the prop and I've never been a MOB. So I have no experience.

I know what the theory is, I've seen the fancy and expensive folding, scalloped sailing knives - but cutting a beefy rope round a prop needs (common and popular suggestion, and effectively what I used) a common place bread knife - nothing fancy, nothing expensive.

Keep it handy, keep it sharp.

So - the fancy dedicated knives sold for yachts don't cut it (sorry ) - when you have a rope round the prop - it makes me wonder about other emergency applications.

There is no way a bread knife is applicable for a MOB wanting to cut her, or his, tether - do the other options actually work in real life?

Jonathan

 

[zoidberg]

This thread reminded me.... I noticed one of these in the local Lidl's store this morning, for £4.99, so that's now added to my pile of boaty gear.

 

[LadyInBed]

but cutting a beefy rope round a prop needs (common and popular suggestion, and effectively what I used) a common place bread knife - nothing fancy, nothing expensive.

Keep it handy, keep it sharp.

So - the fancy dedicated knives sold for yachts don't cut it (sorry ) - when you have a rope round the prop - it makes me wonder about other emergency applications.

There is no way a bread knife is applicable for a MOB wanting to cut her, or his, tether - do the other options actually work in real life?

Jonathan

Don't confuse the two scenarios, with MOB it is an unforeseen event, if you want to cut webbing a wavey edge clasp knife that you (certainly I) would normally carry does a job.
A rope on the prop, although unforseen, is a planned exercise to remove it, so your cheap, sharp break knife / hacksaw can be prepared.