<Bob wrote:...I think I said something about a decent size line, not a 1/2 inch string.> I can't testify to the 1 1/2" line but I do know that it will dispose of a 1" 3 strand brand new nylon towing line on a tender. We have the two shorter pieces of line to prove it and a new towing line! I don't expect it to cut industrial trawling gear or towing hawsers nor cable. However it is nice to not have to go overboard for the more common stuff that we are likely to encounter. I cannot say what we ran over but I can say that it was something large enough to bring down the engine RPM and that it cleared in a few seconds. Did the razor do it or were we lucky? We'll never know but as I say the razor was shiny when we checked it a day after the incident as was the prop hub. So it appears that something did wrap and it appears that it was pulled over the razor and it appears that it was cut and I know it was gone. So we may have a $350 placebo, we may have more snake oil or we may have dark chocolate ;-) As always YMMV, Cheers Dave & Nancy Swan Song Roughwater 58 Caribbean Cruise '07

I have a copy of a test of the various types of cutters from Sailing Today, October 1999 in .pdf format if anybody's interested. It's about half a meg. Shows how the various cutters worked with lots of different materials, with pictures. Short version, for disc types, they liked the proprotector best www.prop-protector.co.uk For shearing types, they liked the Stripper over Spurs. www.ropestripper.com If you want a copy, send a note to me at keith@anastasia3.com Keith _____ You know you've hit the dock hard if it takes all your bilge pumps running at full power for you to step onto the dock. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Cooper" <swansong@gmn-usa.com> > > I can't testify to the 1 1/2" line but I do know that it will dispose of a > 1" 3 strand brand new nylon towing line on a tender. We have the two > shorter > pieces of line to prove it and a new towing line!