Maxam Multi-Function Sailor/Boating Knife

I'm no metallurgist, but this is a very nice knife for the price. It is rather large, too large to comfortably carry in Summer shorts. I keep it in my tackle box. No rust so far and I'm in the salt water every weekend. It opens beers, cuts lines and bait, and the marlin spike is great for removing knots.

Handy tool for our sailboat. Have used the knife, screwdriver and bottle opener. Sturdy and worked well.

There is a lot to like about this tool, but unfortunately I will not be using it for sailing, as the blade is on the 'wrong' side, for a right-handed user. CONS If you hold it one way up then you cannot open it because your palm is in the way, but if you hold it the other way up then the blade is on the bottom side, so you cannot reach it with your thumb. You CAN open it one-handed with your left hand, so for lefties it could be fine, but for right-handed users it needs 2 hands to open. For a general pocket knife the awkward opening may not be an issue, but a sailing knife is for safety, so you can untie knots fast with the spike, and if you don't have time then you can flip open the blade and cut. So you want a knife that even when in a rushed panic, in the dark with wet hands, you can grab it, open it and cut yourself or equipment free - this cannot. It's a fumbling, 2-handed affair, and the sides are super smooth and slippery, which I forgot to consider when buying. None of the blades lock into place, which is also a potential safety issue. It's also pretty big and heavy, reducing the chances of you wanting to wear it all day (yet the lanyard ring is tiny and flimsy). PROS It is plenty big enough and meaty for most tasks, seems generally well-made, and everything is easy and smooth to open, albeit with 2 hands. CONCLUSION It's too big, heavy, slippery and awkward to open for me to use it for sailing. It's a great knife for the workshop, truck etc.

This was a small gift for a man. He wanted a Marlin Hook and this knife provided it along with other features. He was very pleased with the heft of it, the ease of opening, and the other instruments included with it. I was pleased with the quality and value for the dollar.

I was pleasantly surprised for the price. The blade was razor sharp out of the box. I'll see how it holds up.

I don't hate the knife, but even at the 11.99 I paid for it, I think there are better choices. I would call this a tackle box knife at best. I think if one were to plan on using this for even moderate maritime work they might be disappointed. It just has that very cheap feel to it. Think of the really cheap knock off swiss army knives. It's like that, but just larger. Most of the implements are loose fitting in the handle, the steel seems of cheap quality, and the glued on plastic handles feel like they would fall off at any moment. I understand it's a 12 dollar knife, but by comparison the maxam all stainless rigging knife or sailors tool as it's sometimes called, was miles ahead of this and was several dollars cheaper back when I purchased them. They by far would be a better choice and are in my opinion a way better purchase. I think this knife would be useful on a boat to cut small line, a rope in rare instances, maybe use the loosly fitting marlin-spike which would probably close on your hand, puch a hole in something not too heavy with the awl, and open a bottle cap. Who even opens bottle caps anymore anyways??? If this were around 6.99, I'd say maybe. For 12.00 bucks?? Even then too high. If you're keeping this in the drybox to cut ropes and stuff from the propeller shaft etc...please get something far better. Tackle box knife...sure. Go to knife for trouble on the waterway...better get something far better than this novelty.

This is a good knife for the price but it is better suited for an office environment and not for use at sea. For use at sea, the blade needs to have a sheep foot shape so that a sail is not accidentally punctured. The knife is larger than most other multi-tool folding knives. Keep it in an office drawer for office tasks.

Already main part of tools for mending sails. Need to remember it's in my bag so dont lose to TSA

hice pruebas de corte primero cortando papel de copiadora luego hice vario cortes de soga de henequen despues taje madera de caoba y luego regrese al papel y lo volvio a cortar facil.el acero Maxam es excelente. yo pienso que por su precio es como un regalo tomando en consideracion el alto nivel de technologia que requiere esa produccion.yo he preparado navajas para tallar madera y no es como comer papas fritas.

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