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Bill wrote:
I'm looking at multi-tools online, mainly for sailing, and I am
wondering what sailors out there like. I am fairly new to sailing but
I understand the need for a good tool. I carry a seperate knife so
that is not a big issue but a pair of pliers would be very handy as
well as the option to have a screw driver or a pair of small scissors
available. I really want one that has a one hand opening feature for
the pliers because I don't want to have to let go of the boat to open
the jaws in rough seas. Everything I have seen in the stores around
here is pretty limited and is only two handed variety. I have seen
several Gerber ones on the net that are one handed opening but I am
reluctant to drop $100 on something I have never seen without any idea
if it is what I actually want or if I like the tool. So what do you
think and what do you use?

Thanks,
Bill

Katy's teeth.




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On Apr 16, 6:00 pm, "Bill" wrote:
I'm looking at multi-tools online, mainly for sailing, and I am
wondering what sailors out there like. I am fairly new to sailing but
I understand the need for a good tool. I carry a seperate knife so
that is not a big issue but a pair of pliers would be very handy as
well as the option to have a screw driver or a pair of small scissors
available. I really want one that has a one hand opening feature for
the pliers because I don't want to have to let go of the boat to open
the jaws in rough seas. Everything I have seen in the stores around
here is pretty limited and is only two handed variety. I have seen
several Gerber ones on the net that are one handed opening but I am
reluctant to drop $100 on something I have never seen without any idea
if it is what I actually want or if I like the tool. So what do you
think and what do you use?

Thanks,
Bill

This is the only multi tool a sailor needs IMO.

http://cgi.ebay.com/CASE-XX-1974-OLD...QQcmdZViewItem

Joe

This is the only multi tool a sailor needs IMO.

http://cgi.ebay.com/CASE-XX-1974-OLD...KE-KNIFE-6246-...

I'm purchasing a good knife and marline spike already but a pair of
pliers and a a few other small tools would be very helpful as well.
The knife comes first though.

On Apr 16, 6:58 pm, "Bill" wrote:
This is the only multi tool a sailor needs IMO.

http://cgi.ebay.com/CASE-XX-1974-OLD...KE-KNIFE-6246-...

I'm purchasing a good knife and marline spike already but a pair of
pliers and a a few other small tools would be very helpful as well.
The knife comes first though.

Get a tool box, and a box of wooden toothpicks, tweezers in the
medical kit, ect.

Problem with swiss army knife type tools are they are usually to small
and weak to do any real job. I've had several stainless multi tools,
spike, pliers, screw driver, ect and ended up tossing them all,
usually after destroying them , or what I was working on.

Joe

Bill,

I kind of agree with Joe. I replaced my fancy Bone Handle Spike/knife
with a $15. riggers knife with a serrate 1/2 blade and regular that had
a shackle key. and a second marlin spike.

My old blade wouldn't cut the new fiber lines. It served me well for
over a Dozen years. It was so good I gave it to the new owners when I
sold the Boat.

http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ThomJazz