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I carried my spyderco not sub-surface, but in an around the dive platform in salt water, on a boat I spent some time on. Rust appeared fairly quickly. If you do carry it in salt-water, you'll have to rinse it off after each dive, or be pro-active about keeping a good layer of silicone on it. Rich L ----- Original Message ----- From: Phi Le <PLe@Se*.co*> To: 'Sean T. Stevenson' <ststev@un*.co*> Cc: techdiver <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 6:27 AM Subject: RE: Help a stroke sort it out. > The only knives I have now other than the described Tekna are 1) UK Remora, > and 2) a tiny Oceanic knife that looks just like the Zeagle Ranger (?). Both > are 316 SS. Personally, I think the UK Remora is indestructible. You could > mount it 3 different ways: on the inflator hose, on the SPG hose or on the > webbing (or BCD). I have mine for 4 years, hardly done anything to it > besides casual rinsing - no rust. Anyway, these are too big for the Goodman > handle... > > Anybody have any experience using Spiderco knives in saltwater ? > > The Spiderco Ladybug / Ladybutterfly (?) model is small enough to fit in the > handle well, and could be open easily with one hand. > > -Phi > > ---------- > > From: Sean T. Stevenson[SMTP:ststev@un*.co*] > > Reply To: Sean T. Stevenson > > Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 10:26 AM > > To: Phi Le > > Cc: techdiver > > Subject: RE: Help a stroke sort it out. > > > > I'll keep an eye out for something similar. I saw a knife a while ago > > made from 316, but can't remember who this was made by. I suppose it > > would be a little softer than the martensitic grades, but then I don't > > anticipate needing to cut anything very hard. > > > > Let me know if you find a manufacturer for knives in 316 SS. > > > > -Sean > > > > > > On Wed, 7 Jul 1999 05:16:47 -0500, Phi Le wrote: > > > > >Sean, > > > > > >By one hand I meant if I hold the handle with the left hand, I could get > > the > > >knife out with the right hand (and still hold the light and reel with the > > >left). I don't have to use thick gloves anymore (no more Norway diving > > :-) > > >since I live in the Far East now, so I don't know first-hand - but I > > think I > > >could probably do it with 5mm gloves on. > > > > > >However, these knives are SUPER hard to locate. I think Barry might still > > >have some, I bought a bunch when EE had them in-stock. The only complaint > > >about them is they are 400SS and rust easily. > > > > > >-Phi > > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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