Need reco - serrated fix blade with sheath

Posted by Resident_Dependent16@reddit | sailing | View on Reddit | 17 comments

Hi all,

I need a new sailing knife. I used the Aqualung knife but it's not actually sharp! But I like how it comes in a sheath, is a fixed blade and has a serrated edge.

I need a replacement for this so hoping to get some ideas from you.

Ideas for a serrated, fixed blade stored in a sheath. Blunted tip would be great.

Thank you!

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Resident_Dependent16@reddit (OP)

I had an old aqualung knife that I went to go get sharpened... still meh. I got it sharpened at the House of Knives so maybe i should go somewhere else.

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JettaGLi16v@reddit

Get a stone and learn to do it yourself.

I like a King 400/1000 water stone as a first stone.

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CapnJuicebox@reddit

All knives are dull if you don't bother to keep them sharp. Am chef. I use knives.

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Resident_Dependent16@reddit (OP)

It was a new aqualung knife that I never needed to use until I needed to cut a line free from a prop. Imagine my dismay when it didnt slice...

I ended up using my leatherman which required me to open it up and flick out my blade. It worked but I really wanted the "at the ready" type of knife. Like in an emergency, I would rather pull put the knife to use immediately.

Oh, I also keep it oiled to be free from rust.

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MissingGravitas@reddit

Received wisdom is that the best knife for dealing with a wrapped prop is an ordinary bread knife.

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barefootviking@reddit

I prefer a simple hacksaw,,,the small kind. I’m a 15yr yacht captain

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barefootviking@reddit

SpyderCo Salt series!!! I’ve been a yacht captain for 15 years, including my seven years on live board scuba diving boats. Everybody carries this knife.

I once found one on the reef with barnacles growing on it, and it did not have any rust at all!!!!

My Deckhand scraped the barnacle off of it and I was so mad because I’m sure we could’ve sent it to spider Co. and they would’ve given us a handful of free knives for that kind of marketing

I use this as a crew and deck knife, but also as a spearfishing knife. It’s my favorite.

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Resident_Dependent16@reddit (OP)

Love the enthusiasm! Hmm but these are folding knives, right? Ya, I want a knife that I can pull out from a sheath and start cutting away at things.

I think the Myerchin is the winner for me now.

Oh.. for some boad blade appreciation... look up Boye Knives. Wow! I would get this folding blade... after I get a bank loan...

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Brave-Entrance7475@reddit

Milwaukee makes a hookbill folder thats very durable, $30 at home depot.

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Shopshack@reddit

There are a couple Morakniv that are ideal for boats. I chose the blunt tipped one but not the cork wrapped. It’s in a sheath next to the throw bag and ring preserver.

I also have a serrated folder that is basically a Spyderco knockoff so that if I lose it I won’t feel bad.

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SorryButterfly4207@reddit

For a fixed blade, stored in a sheath, I use the Wichard Offshore Rescue -https://marine.wichard.com/en/knives/offshore-rescue-range/fixed-blade-model/part-10192.

I have two, one ziptied to the binnacle, the other to the companionway ladder.

For a folding knife on my person, the Spyderco salt series is great https://spyderco.com/collections/salt-series-knives?page=1. I like a blunt end, serrated blade, so I have the Atlantic Salt (I think, maybe it is the slightly smaller Save Salt.

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