On Jun 8, 4:20 am, Bill wrote:
On Jun 6, 12:33 pm, Joe wrote:





On Jun 6, 2:26 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. I want something that is good and reliable.
Something that will last a long time. I happen to have a certain
knife 'enthusiasm' if you will, and I prefer to get something a little
better than something that will just do. I was looking at these two:

http://www.myerchin.com/B001.html(ineitherblack or wood) I found it
cheaper on another site.

and

http://www.colonialknives.co.uk/inde...top.jpg/rmenu/...

I like the Grohmans spike and sheath better but I wanted to see what
other people think about these. Any experiences with either? Any
good or bad points? If I could look at them i would feel better. You
find out a lot more by holding a knife than you could in a picture on
the net but I don't know of any retail locations that carry them. I
live in So California if you know of any place to look. Thanks,
Bill

Nice, but the nylon sheath will be worn to nothing in no time. That
spike sure is pretty but needs a sheath to be carried safely. That
knife looks good for skinning bear but around lines a straight blade
is better. I'd go with a combo like the case marlin spike.

http://cgi.ebay.com/CASE-TESTED-XX-1...-SPIKE-MINTY_W...

I would really rather have a fixed blade. Wet cold hands in a n
emergency i really don't want to have to let go of a hold and fumble
with a blade. The spike on both knives can be carried in teh sheath
with the knife.

Yes, and to carry a sheath you will always have to wear a belt that
can be it's own danger, not to mention the sheath getting hung up on
things. If you are worried about getting in a bite then get a
butterfly knife and get a phillipine hooker to show you how to use
it.

If you need a bigger spike then one like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/8-Marlin-Spike-F...ogging-Supply-...

I am going to get a few fids later, the boat I am building now will
have mostly three strand line so they will come in handy. I mostly
want something i can use to loosen knots with on deck.

For un-doing idiot knots a marlin spike works better. If you are
going to be splicing 3 strand then a fid would be usefull. I never
used a fid on anything smaller than 3" line, a spike like I posted a
link to is perfect for splicing small stuff.

Joe

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On Jun 8, 5:20 am, Bill wrote:

I am going to get a few fids later, the boat I am building now will
have mostly three strand line so they will come in handy. I mostly
want something i can use to loosen knots with on deck.

Bill

Fids are fun to play with. I hate to see line terminated
with a bowline, when an eye-splice is called for.

I noticed that all the 2.4M boats I saw, with their
small diameter lines were tied, not spliced.

I have not tried splicing any really small stuff,
but I would certainly try. I'd prefer even a box
splice to a bowline any day.

Bart

On Jun 8, 9:51 am, Joe wrote:

For un-doing idiot knots a marlin spike works better. If you are
going to be splicing 3 strand then a fid would be usefull. I never
used a fid on anything smaller than 3" line, a spike like I posted a
link to is perfect for splicing small stuff.

Joe

I use a screw driver most of the time. Sometimes
I take an old chewed up screw driver and grind it
smooth, but even a good screwdriver works well.

Bart