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Mini Rescue 8
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I acquired this eight from GearPro in 1999.
The BlueWater Rescue 8 is forged from aluminum alloy and then hard anodized. Mine is 171 mm. tall, 149 mm. wide, and 16 mm. thick. The rope hole is 60 mm. high and 76 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 13 mm. The shaft length and width are 67 mm. and 39 mm., respectively. The auxiliary hole is 18.2 mm. high and 21.2 mm. wide. The eye measures 19 mm. by 30 mm. The ears are 25.2 mm. long. My BlueWater Rescue 8 weighs 216 g.
The front of the shaft is forged with the BlueWater logo and "FORGED" in raised letters. The rear is stamped with "102004."
The BlueWater Rescue 8 is a typical example of a forged aluminum rescue eight. The eye doubles as a belay slot. The auxiliary hole doesn't have an obvious useful function (I don't have much need to clip carabiners there), and one wonders why it couldn't have been made larger by eliminating the logo area. The hard coating wears well. Like all rescue eights, this BlueWater Rescue 8 is too large and heavy for my taste.
The BlueWater Rescue 8 is not identical to the CMI Rescue 8, but they are obviously closely. If you compare the two side-by-side, several of the dimensions are different. From a performance perspective, these differences are not significant.
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I acquired this eight from GearPro in 1999.
Version B is forged from aluminum alloy and then hard anodized. Mine is 172 mm. tall, 152 mm. wide, and 16 mm. thick. The rope hole is 60 mm. high and 76 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 13 mm. The shaft length and width are 67 mm. and 39 mm., respectively. The auxiliary hole is 18.4 mm. high and 20.1 mm. wide. The eye measures 18 mm. by 30 mm. The ears are 24.4 mm. long. My BlueWater Rescue 8, Version B weighs 217 g.
The front of the shaft is forged with the BlueWater logo and "FORGED" in raised letters. The rear is stamped with "22–KN" and "357" below.
Versions A, B, and C differ only in the details and locations of the markings on the rear of their shafts.
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Sam Johnson sent me this eight in 2023.
Version B is forged from aluminum alloy and then hard anodized. Mine is 172 mm. tall, 152 mm. wide, and 16 mm. thick. The rope hole is 60 mm. high and 76 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 13 mm. The shaft length and width are 67 mm. and 39 mm., respectively. The auxiliary hole is 18.4 mm. high and 20.3 mm. wide. The eye measures 19 mm. by 30 mm. The ears are 24.4 mm. long. My BlueWater Rescue 8, Version C weighs 213 g.
The front of the shaft is forged with the BlueWater logo and "FORGED" in raised letters. The rear is stamped with "255" above "22–KN."
Versions A, B, and C differ only in the details and locations of the markings on the rear of their shafts.
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I acquired my BlueWater Mini Rescue 8 from justrescue.com in 2010.
The BlueWater Mini Rescue 8 is milled from aluminum alloy plate and then hard anodized. Mine is 72 mm. tall, 69 mm. wide, and 10 mm. thick. The rope hole is 24 mm. high and 41 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 10 mm. The shaft length and width are 16 mm. and 22 mm., respectively. The eye measures 16 mm. by 17 mm. The ears are - mm. long. My BlueWater Mini Rescue 8 weighs 50 g.
The front of my Mini Rescue 8 is stamped with the "BW," "MBS 14Kn," and "Ø7.5-9mm." The rear is stamped "MEETS NFPA 1983 (2001 Ed)," the UL logo, and "E."
The BlueWater Mini Rescue 8 is a typical example of a "micro size" figure eight with ears. It is intended for emergency use only. It is essentially identical to the The SMC Personal Escape 8, except for the finish. The hard anodizing on the BlueWater is superior to the soft anodizing on the SMC. The BlueWater Mini Rescue 8 is lighter than most figure eights with ears. The rope hole is shorter than normal, so it may provide too much friction on stiff or muddy ropes. The eye is too narrow to accept two full size locking carabiners. See the description of the SMC for a longer discussion of the uses and limitations of these eights.
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