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At 1422 3/1/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Joe, I have thought about getting a good knife in case I need to remove
>lobster buoy lines or cut the anchor rode in an emergency.
>Anyone have a recommendation for a good knife.
Snip...
Thirty years ago I had to cut an anchor line while hanging on for dear life
with one hand and two feet. Get a sharp sheath knife and put it on your
belt where you can get to it. Don't fumble around with one of these fancy
thumb opening gizmo's. What seems so easy in your living room is not that
easy when you are up to your _ss in alligators. Then what do you do with
it when you have cut whatever you needed to. You are still in with the
alligators with a knife that takes two hands to put away.
I have worn the same knife ever since then. (Except on airplanes, they
don't have much sense of humor about these things. :-) ) Don't get one too
big. I have a small Buck knife with a 3.5 inch blade, it tucks into the
back pocket of my jeans so it doesn't get caught on things. With the right
spacing of belt loops it stays right in the same place all the time. If
anyone would like a picture of my butt I will be happy to
illustrate. (Very Big Grin)
The one thing I have to say about any knife is to keep it sharp. My hobby
is sharpening my knife, and I use a stone, these patented knife sharpeners
on the market remove too much metal and don't do a good job anyway.
OK leaving geezer mode now...
