Knife

[vetch]

Benchmade 720 axis lock. A great knife and my constant companion for the last 15 years and two over seas deployments.

Benchmades are the finest quality and they stand up to their warrenty

 

[rodbrown]

I use a good old made in the USA, Buck !

 

[RAD]

WM rigging knife for 19.99 when their on sale......serrated or straight blade....I like the serrated and have a bunch all over the boat plus a few at home, they are very sharp and if I should lose one....oh well

 

[LuzSD]

Got one of these for everyone on our boat after running into a survivor in a boating accident in Mission Bay a few years ago. Skipper got caught below with an inflated PFD and only because this gal (that I met right after she was released from the hospital) had given him this knife a week or two before was he able to quickly deflate and get out. Everyone survived but it made a big impression on me.

Deluxe Rigging Knife with marlin spike, shackle key and screwdriver. Made entirely of top quality stainless steel with dura-edged blades.

 

[Charlie Jones s/v Tehani]

I use a good old made in the USA, Buck !

To bad they are now made in China. Sad state huh?

I have an old Buck rigging knife that I love. I got it some 35 years ago, but I won't buy a new one.

 

[Skipper]

Spyderco Harpy.

Serrated, sharp, all stainless, shaped like a talon. Grabs and cuts a line in a second (I've only used it in non-emergency applications). Seems that is would double well as a self-defense weapon, for a guy who doesn't really know how to use a knife in self defence - IE slashing and gashing. Good for offshore communites where your firearm will be far away on your moored boat, or at home. And, for use when all else fails, including my feet, in a situation that requires deadly force, which is probably never.