Knots

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In Seamanship , knots are in everyday day use. Learn to tie the Bowline with one hand,
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In '''Seamanship''' , knots are in everyday day use. Learn to tie the Bowline with one hand, the running hitch to free a line jammed on a winch "overwind" , the sheet bend to tie the sheet to the head sail clew, the clove hitch to tie horse outside the saloon's hitching post.  
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the running hitch to free a line jammed on a winch "overwind" , the sheet bend to tie the sheet to the head sail clew, the clove hitch to tie horse outside the saloon's hitching post.  
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1, Thumb or over-hand knot, tied at the end of a rope to prevent it from opening out, &c.
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# Thumb or over-hand knot, tied at the end of a rope to prevent it from opening out, &c.
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2, Right or reef-knot, for securing all lashings where the ends of the rope meet together.
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# Right or reef-knot, for securing all lashings where the ends of the rope meet together.
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3, Draw-knot, which offers great facility in undoing.
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# Draw-knot, which offers great facility in undoing.
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4, Running-knot, used to bind or draw anything close.
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# Running-knot, used to bind or draw anything close.
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5, Sheepshank, serving to shorten a rope without cutting it or unfastening the ends.
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# Sheepshank, serving to shorten a rope without cutting it or unfastening the ends.
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6, Clove-hitch, which binds with excessive force, and by which alone a weight can be hung to a smooth pole.
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# Clove-hitch, which binds with excessive force, and by which alone a weight can be hung to a smooth pole.
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7, Timber-hitch, very useful in hauling to move a weight.
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# Timber-hitch, very useful in hauling to move a weight.
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8, Single bowline-knot, easy to undo, useful to throw over a post &c., to haul on, used for the draw-loop of a slip noose.
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# Single bowline-knot, easy to undo, useful to throw over a post &c., to haul on, used for   the draw-loop of a slip noose.
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9, Double bowline-knot, for slinging a cask.
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# Double bowline-knot, for slinging a cask.
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10, Running bowline-knot.
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# Running bowline-knot.
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11, Woolding or packing-stick hitch, used to tighten ropes.
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# Woolding or packing-stick hitch, used to tighten ropes.
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12, Men's harness hitch, passing over the shoulder and under the opposite arm of men drawing a carriage, &c.
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# Men's harness hitch, passing over the shoulder and under the opposite arm of men drawing a carriage, &c.
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13, Stopper hitch, for stoppering the fall of a tackle, &c.
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# Stopper hitch, for stoppering the fall of a tackle, &c.
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14, Inside clinch, for fastening a cable to the anchor ring, &c.
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# Inside clinch, for fastening a cable to the anchor ring, &c.
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15, Common or sheet bend, a very secure method of joining two ropes, or fastening a rope to a loop.
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# Common or sheet bend, a very secure method of joining two ropes, or fastening a rope to a loop.
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16, Hawser bend, for joining two ropes, easily undone.
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# Hawser bend, for joining two ropes, easily undone.
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17, Cat's paw, the turn in the bight of a rope, for hooking a tackle to it.
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# Cat's paw, the turn in the bight of a rope, for hooking a tackle to it.
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18, Dragrope or lever-hitch, used for fixing hand-spikes or capstanbars to the ropes attached to heavy carriages, &c., which have to be moved by men.
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# Dragrope or lever-hitch, used for fixing hand-spikes or capstanbars to the ropes attached to heavy carriages, &c., which have to be moved by men.
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19, Half-hitch, cast on the bight of a rope.
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# Half-hitch, cast on the bight of a rope.
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20, Carrick bend. A wall-knot is a knot made at the end of a rope to prevent it from passing through a hole.
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# Carrick bend. A wall-knot is a knot made at the end of a rope to prevent it from passing through a hole.

Revision as of 04:31, 28 November 2007

In Seamanship , knots are in everyday day use. Learn to tie the Bowline with one hand, the running hitch to free a line jammed on a winch "overwind" , the sheet bend to tie the sheet to the head sail clew, the clove hitch to tie horse outside the saloon's hitching post.

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  1. Thumb or over-hand knot, tied at the end of a rope to prevent it from opening out, &c.
  2. Right or reef-knot, for securing all lashings where the ends of the rope meet together.
  3. Draw-knot, which offers great facility in undoing.
  4. Running-knot, used to bind or draw anything close.
  5. Sheepshank, serving to shorten a rope without cutting it or unfastening the ends.
  6. Clove-hitch, which binds with excessive force, and by which alone a weight can be hung to a smooth pole.
  7. Timber-hitch, very useful in hauling to move a weight.
  8. Single bowline-knot, easy to undo, useful to throw over a post &c., to haul on, used for the draw-loop of a slip noose.
  9. Double bowline-knot, for slinging a cask.
  10. Running bowline-knot.
  11. Woolding or packing-stick hitch, used to tighten ropes.
  12. Men's harness hitch, passing over the shoulder and under the opposite arm of men drawing a carriage, &c.
  13. Stopper hitch, for stoppering the fall of a tackle, &c.
  14. Inside clinch, for fastening a cable to the anchor ring, &c.
  15. Common or sheet bend, a very secure method of joining two ropes, or fastening a rope to a loop.
  16. Hawser bend, for joining two ropes, easily undone.
  17. Cat's paw, the turn in the bight of a rope, for hooking a tackle to it.
  18. Dragrope or lever-hitch, used for fixing hand-spikes or capstanbars to the ropes attached to heavy carriages, &c., which have to be moved by men.
  19. Half-hitch, cast on the bight of a rope.
  20. Carrick bend. A wall-knot is a knot made at the end of a rope to prevent it from passing through a hole.
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