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Bowline
The Bowline is a very popular and a secure loop knot
with many uses. It normally does not slip and can be
untied wet or even if tension has been applied. Although
the bowline may become rather difficult to untie if
under heavy tension.
On a bowline that is going to be in place for the
long haul; safety suggests that the working end should
end up inside the loop. To help prevent slippage you
may wish to add a stop knot and extend the inside
line.
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Anchor Bend
The Anchor Bend is a compact alternative version
of a Fisherman's bend. This knot is preferable to
a round turn and two half hitch especially if the
line is wet or slippery.
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Round Turn and Two Half Hitches - This
is a useful knot and recommended by many for mooring
a boat to piling or bullrail. It is reliable and can
be quickly tied, but my personal experience shows a
clove hitch as being a better choice in some situations.
Using the two half hitches allows the length of a line
to be easily adjusted making this a good choice for
tying fenders to a vessel's rail. If you look closely,
the two half hitches is really a clove hitch tied to
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The Eye Splice . Modern synthetic materials,
however, tend to be slippery and, now, a minimum of
five complete "tucks" is required. For mooring,
tow lines, and other long term or critical applications,
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Cleat Hitch
The Cleat Hitch is an easy knot to tie off your boat.
It will hold well if tied correctly. The diameter
of the line should match the size and type of cleat
for the best results.
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The Chain Splice. It is particularly
useful when using a chain/rope combination which passes
over a windlass and descends into a chain locker.
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Rolling Hitch The
Rolling Hitch is one of the few hitches that can be
tie or untied under a load. This hitch is used to
tying one line to the usually smaller line. It will
work well in taking the strain off another line or
were ever you need to make continuous adjustments.
If under a heavy strain (load) a second line should
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Buntline Hitch
The Buntline Hitch traditionally used for securing
to eyelets or rings or even on small tools that have
holes on their handles. Does not untie easily and
is likely to jam.
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Sheet Bend
The Sheet Bend is a knot configuration that works
well with unequal size line, but is almost impossible
to tie with load bearing lines. If the line sizes
vary greatly, use an extra turn or a stop knot at
the line end of the lines.
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The Trucker's Hitch (Lorry Hitch, Haymaker's
Hitch, Harvester's Hitch) has the distinctive feature
of providing a three to one purchase when being tightened.
The variety of names for this hitch is a tribute to
its widespread use. It is a valuable knot - particularly
for securing loads or tarpaulins.
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The Reef (Square) Knot is usually learned
when we tie the laces on our first pair of shoes. Admittedly
it is usually a bow that we tie - but the underlying
knot is a Square (Reef) Knot. We also learn just how
unsatisfactory the knot is. It slips, it comes undone,
it jams, and it is all too easy to tie a granny instead
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The Carrick Bend joins two ropes together.
It used to be widely used to join large hawsers. To
preserve the attractive shape of the knot, the bitter
end of each hawser was often fastened with a seizing
back to its own standing end. This seizing, however,
is not required for safety.
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Figure Eight Knot
The Figure Eight Knot is an overlooked knot as it
can be used in many different situations, more than
just a stop knot. This is one knot you should spend
more time with
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Clove Hitch
The Clove Hitch ties easily and looks neat. You can
even do a number of knot tricks with this hitch. When
you use this hitch, beware that it slips and sometimes
it will bind. Actually it is not a very reliable hitch.
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The Constrictor Knot deserves to be much more widely
known and used. It is an excellent quick temporary whipping
for a fraying rope's end. It securely ties the neck
of a sack or bag, and I have often used it to hold items
together for gluing.
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The Sheepshank Knot
This Knot can be used to shorten a length of rope.
It can also be used to strengthen a chafed section
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