On Jun 6, 3:26 pm, Bill wrote:
So some of you may know I am fairly new to sailing and I am trying to
learn and aquire the neccessary stuff. I am looking at a couple of
sailing knives.

Both are crap Bill, IMHO. I use an old rusted Techna
Scuba knife. It is not particularly sharp--sharp knives
are very dangerous on board.

It has the two features I think are more important.

1. Serrated blade.
2. One hand deployment.

A serrated blade cuts a loaded line like butter--no need for
something sharp.

I can pull mine and use it and put it back with one hand,
while you are still fumbling with those awkward things
you like.

My 2 cents.

Bart