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Essential Knots: Figure of eight

by Simon Jollands | Boat Handling, Crewing skills

Essential Knots: Figure of eight Use: Stopper knot, prevents a rope from being pulled through a hole e.g. through a block or ring. Step 1. Make a bight. Pass the working end over the standing part to make a loop. Step 2. Pass the working end under and up through the...

Essential Knots: Clove hitch

by Simon Jollands | Boat Handling, Crewing skills

Essential Knots: Clove hitch Use: Tying a rope to posts, bollards, rings or a guardrail. Step 1. Make a turn around the object and lay the working end diagonally back over the standing part. Step 2. Pass the working end round the object and back through the loop. Step...

Essential Knots: Figure of eight

Essential Knots: Clove hitch

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