Not here to sell a damned thing. But seeing such rescues made me realize that I needed a water knife. Got a Morakniv (sp?) water knife for $20 a few years ago. Looks like they’re $45 now (fuck inflation and tariffs!)
https://us.morakniv.com/products/flytande-kniv-s?_pos=1&_psq=water&_psid=822972814&_ss=e
Go go Swedish knife!
No point, slips under rope without hurting the animal, which may be YOU or a friend, weighs nothing. How about if a loose rope is dragging someone down?
It’s just a cheap seeming blade, buy mine’s stayed plenty sharp for 5-years. I’ve abused hell out of it, no particular care, take it on every water trip, cut hundreds of bits of fishing gear out the rivers, creeks and swamps. Also beat it up digging common plants out the sand and muck for my native ponds at home.
Was up against a log on a creek one day, ready to head out, there’s my knife bobbing right next to my kayak, like it’s supposed to. The cork grip has stayed tough despite being left outside way to much.
Anyway, you need something that’s not pointy and able to saw rope quickly on the water. The life you save may depend on such a light, bright, non-pointy knife. Maybe there’s a cheaper version of such a knife now?
Could have at least scraped the barnacles off the poor thing
Water knives are not hardcore enough. I want a water sword.
The knife you linked has a point…
I meant to link what @lauha@lemmy.world shows. That’s my exact color and model.
I have a similar knife for my work (diving stuff). It’s a blunt tip and has a hook on the backside like a seatbelt cutter for quickly cutting lines or wet suits.
My knives most emphatically do not float. I wonder what I’d have to do to an Emperor, Humboldt, or even a King to make it do so. Probably tie a Nerf football to it.
For marine use I typically carry my Böker Gnome, which is compact and quite lanyard-y, at least how I have it set up at the moment, but alas also does not float. I’ve never managed to put myself in a situation where I needed it to. Similarly, the old back-of-the-martial-arts-magazine “dive knives” from the days of yore tended to include a big old thumb ring on the end to help you keep a grip on the durn things.
A word to the wise for anyone trying to save a nickel with one of the traditional Moraknivs: Their normal models are not stainless steel, which is probably suboptimal for marine use. The above linked one is, however, being made of 12C27.
https://www.amazon.it/Tramontina-Coltelli-Seghettati-Inossidabile-Lavastoviglie/dp/B08SHX8SJT/ My scuba instructor used to say this type is a great option, the only problem is that you have to make the sheath yourself
Luckily, pressing Kydex sheaths is a wholesome and rewarding activity for anyone to do at home.
