Tools and Propellor Problems.

[Southern Star]

I have a toolbox with the usual spanners, wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers etc etc etc but what tools are recommended for dealing with issues related to stuff getting caught up in the propellor? I'm guessing knives, hacksaw etc but is there anything else, and also how would I deal with getting a tyre wrapped round the propellor should that even happen?

[Ray T]

A decent pair of mini bolt croppers

 

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cht133-18in-bolt-cutter?da=1&TC=SRC-mini%20bolt%20croppers

 

 

Possibly a chain mail glove

 

http://www.superiorglove.com/work-gloves/cut-resistant-gloves/stainless-steel-cut-resistant-gloves?freespee-adgroup=Google-UK&gclid=CjwKEAjwzqKiBRCAydTZzOLi9CISJACm3irW-ilgg290rcMo4pgtuTYeNgjbW6_2q5qAtfHeC8YlohoCM4nw_wcB

 

 

ETA a Sea-searcher Magnet for when you drop said bolt cutters in the cut.

Edited October 23, 2014 by Ray T

[koukouvagia]

Buy a pair of long sleeved pond gloves. Especially useful if you're trying to grope around in the weed hatch in freezing water.

[David Mack]

Having no weedhatch we usually manage with the cabin shaft which has a hook on it, and just pull stuff off. No cutting tools needed, and all done by feel. Its very rare to have to resort to immersion.

[RLWP]

A steak knife is surprisingly effective on most prop fouling materials. Particularly clothing, tarpaulin and carpets

 

Richard

[Pete & Helen]

I have a fisherman's knife which has one sharp edge to the blade and the other is serrated. I have seen on here a tool that's a rod with a hook on the end and sharpened on the inside so you can hook and pull to clear stuff ( hopefully someone will put the link on).

 

Pair of chest high waders in case of really difficult stuff

[Bod]

Ball of string.

Any tool I use down a weed hatch, has a length of string tied both ends, between it and the boat.

 

Bod

[koukouvagia]

Having no weedhatch we usually manage with the cabin shaft which has a hook on it, and just pull stuff off. No cutting tools needed, and all done by feel. Its very rare to have to resort to immersion.

Yes. In 99 times out of a 100 this works. However, the one occasion when it didn't work was in a freezing December with a howling gale. It was then I decided to put a concealed weed hatch.

[David Mack]

I have seen on here a tool that's a rod with a hook on the end and sharpened on the inside so you can hook and pull to clear stuff ( hopefully someone will put the link on).

One such tool is http://www.bargee-bill.co.uk/propcleaner.htm but there are others.

[Barry]

I have a fisherman's knife which has one sharp edge to the blade and the other is serrated. I have seen on here a tool that's a rod with a hook on the end and sharpened on the inside so you can hook and pull to clear stuff ( hopefully someone will put the link on).

 

I got this

[Pete & Helen]

One such tool is http://www.bargee-bill.co.uk/propcleaner.htm but there are others.

Not quite the one I was thinking of. That one looks like something Attila the Hun would use.

[David Mack]

Not quite the one I was thinking of. That one looks like something Attila the Hun would use.

Yes, it does look a bit brutal. And its 10 times the price of Bazza's suggestion.

[tonyt40]

I have seen these at work and thought they would be good for freeing snagged items. They are designed for cutting rope / fabric / webbing etc. They are completely blunt on the outside so you don't accidentally shop off bodily parts if you slip.

 

http://www.spservices.co.uk/item/Brand_Res-Q-HookRescueKnife_76_0_2463_1.html

 

There's even a hole to attach a cord so you don't lose it.

Edited October 25, 2014 by tonyt40

[Southern Star]

I have seen these at work and thought they would be good for freeing snagged items. They are designed for cutting rope / fabric / webbing etc. They are completely blunt on the outside so you don't accidentally shop off bodily parts if you slip.

 

http://www.spservices.co.uk/item/Brand_Res-Q-HookRescueKnife_76_0_2463_1.html

It does look like a good piece of kit, but at £60 it's not something on the top of the priority list atm, I have ordered a weed cutter and some knives, all I need now is to find a lucky propellor charm to ward off tyres and supermarket trolleys.

[zenataomm]

An inflatable dry dock comes in handy

[RLWP]

One such tool is http://www.bargee-bill.co.uk/propcleaner.htm but there are others.

 

I have seen one of those made by cutting lumps out of a cheap stainless steel border spade

 

Richard

[Peter X]

Not quite the one I was thinking of. That one looks like something Attila the Hun would use.

 

The Huns' main weapon was a bow, but they did have some simple axes too. The prop cleaning tool pictured more closely resembles a halberd, widely used in mediaeval Europe, notably by the Swiss in the 14th century.

[matty40s]

Things that sit properly on the roof are less likely to end up in the propellor too.

[frangar]

I've got a patio weeding tool like this....

 

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Landscaping/d130/Garden+Tools+Accessories/sd3271/Heavy+Duty+Ash+Handle+Garden+Tool+Patio+Weeder/p64729

 

Which I've then sharpened on the reverse sides with an angle grinder...and attached a longer thin rope to act as a safety...worked really well over the summer and isn't so expensive if I do drop it and can't get it with the magnet.

 

Cheers

 

Gareth

[IanD]

A folding pruning saw cuts through most things...

[Sabcat]

Sometimes you just have to get in the cut