GL: spurs

[Margery Griffith]

Hello Phil!
    When I had my Nordhavn40, I had a cutter installed on the
prop. Some smart soul suggested I use the canadian version (can't recall the
name, naturally!) which is a simple disc with no moving parts to go wrong. It
is razor sharp naturally! Once when the boat was hauled, I examined it and
could see several dings on the edge so it had done its job at some point!
   
When I got Cinderella, I had a line cutter installed in Holland, at the
Linssen factory. There they installed the version with spurs. Back in the US
we picked up a rusty very old ( kind not used now) ski tow cable which had
cables going off a rusty steel housing. We discovered it when tryig to dock
(at Ditto Landing on the Tenn R) when a terrible thump thump happened. Gordon,
who is deaf as a doornail, thought it was an engine noise, but I realized it
was something on the prop. We were able to limp over to the dock where they
called a diver who was able to free the mess from the prop. What a mess! It
reminded me of that when I read about the net problem. I am wondering if my
original version, the single disc would have done better than your spurs? I
rather think it might have worked! I see great value in NOT having the spurs!
While they can do a basic job, I think they'd definitely be more of a hazard!
    IF I had a boat now, I would definitely look for the Canadian version and
never get the one with spurs!
MArge Griffith