GL: line cutters

[Jonathan Gray]

I have had Prop Protector on my boat for the last two years and thankfully
have not tested them (as far as I know). When I purchased the boat I had a
very experienced West Coast Fl delivery Captain help me and he didn't
hesitate to recommend the Prop Protector type. He said the spurs were good
but required more maintenance. Sounded like good logic to me.

 

 

Jonathan W Gray

MV Graycious

www.graycious-gray.blogspot.com

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: great-loop-bounces at lists.samurai.com
[mailto:great-loop-bounces at lists.samurai.com] On Behalf Of Ron Rogers
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 11:26 PM
To: Henry Quigley; Great Loop Cruisers
Subject: Re: GL: line cutters

 

I've had Spurs on two boats and purchased the Evolution cutter (which is 

made in Italy) for a third boat because it is available in halves to place 

on an existing shaft without propeller removal.

 

On the first boat, the Spurs cut a crab pot line in the entrance to an 

unfamiliar harbor. It was late at night and my wife was sick. Very glad it 

worked with a loud thunk at 4 knots.

 

I'm on the second boat with Spurs have yet to have an encounter on the ICW, 

but have inadvertently passed too close to a few floats. I think the 

Willard's full-displacement hull shape with stabilizer fins may have 

something to do with it.

 

Never got to see the Evolution in action. However, a British yachting 

magazine did an often quoted study which a toothed disk in first place with 

Spurs second. However, for certain types of encounters, Spurs were number 

one.

 

Spurs require minimal maintenance to include the changing of proprietary 

zincs.

 

Ron Rogers

----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Henry Quigley" <quigley at consolidated.net>

 

|I have seen advertisements for both Spurs and for The Shaft Razor by the 

Evolution Co. Anybody have a recommendation as to which is best? 

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