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Sea Searcher magnet Nauticalia founder Lynn Lewis invented the prototype Sea Searcher recovery magnet to retrieve some tools he dropped overboard. Now, 40 years on and more than half a million magnets later, police, navies, rescue forces and pleasure boaters worldwide use (and are grateful for) theirs every day. The specially-made side plates channel the power of the strontium-ferrite core so that in perfect contact it has a capacity of up to 140lb (64kg) and with the keeper plate fitted is compass-safe at six feet. It measures 4 x 3¼ x 1¼in and weighs 1kg. The Sea Searcher magnet costs £29.99, which includes 10m of floating rope. ■ www.nauticalia.com…

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Practical Boat Owner (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2015

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