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Knots:Basic knot knowledge

Key:BowlineClove HitchSheet BendTaughtline HitchSquare KnotSheepshankRolling HitchCleat HitchDouble Fisherman’sHalf HitchTrucker’s Hitch

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Bight: Any part of a rope between the ends. Bight also is used to refer to a curved section of a rope within a knot being tied.

Crossing Point: The place where ropes cross in the making of a loop.

Elbow: Two or more loops in close proximity to each other.

Loop: A bight becomes a loop when the two ropes cross. If the working end is crossed over the standing line, it is an overhand loop. It is an underhand loop if the working end runs under the standing part.

Working End: The active end being used to tie the knot.

Standing End: The end not being use in the tying of the knot. The rope part that is not being used is called the Standing Part.


Bowline

1. Lay the rope across your left hand with the free end hanging down. Form a small loop in the line in your hand.

2. Bring the free end up to and pass through the eye from the under side (the rabbit comes out of the hole).

3. Wrap the line around the standing line and back down through the loop (around the tree and back down the hole).

4. Tighten the knot by pulling on free end while holding standing line

Purpose: Forms a secure loop.See Animated Bowline Knot Below


1. Wrap the free end of a rope around a post.

2. Crossover itself and around the post again.

3. Slip working end under last wrap.

4. Pull tight.

Purpose: A simple knot to tie a rope to a post.


1. Form a loop in the end of one rope. Pass the free end of the rope to be joined under the opening of the loop, around both parts of the first rope and back under itself.

2. Pull all four ends to tighten.

3. Two wraps around both parts of the first rope make a Doubled Sheet Bend.


Purpose: Join ropes of unequal size.

1. Make a turn around a post or other object several feet from the free end.

2. Coil the free end twice around the standing line working back toward the post.

3. Make one additional coil around the standing line on the outside of the coils just made.

4. Tighten the knot and slide it on the standing line to adjust tension.

Purpose: An adjustable knot


1. Tie two over hand knots. First, right over left and twist. Then left over right and twist.

2. Make sure both parts of the rope exit the knot together!

Purpose: Secure non critical items.


1. Take up slack in rope and make underhand loops as shown at A and B.

2. Pass bight A1 through loop A, and bight B1 through loop B.

3. Pull free ends of rope in opposite directions. Maintain tension on knot.

Purpose: Use to shorted a rope.


1. Wrap the end of a line around an object. Repeat, crossing over the standing line a second time.

2. Wrap a third time around the object but wrap above the standing line so as to not cross over it.

3. Pass the free end under the last wrap and pull tight.

Purpose: Secure a line to a post.


1. Take a turn around the base of the cleat, and then bring the line over the top of the cleat.

2. Wrap the line back under the arm of the cleat opposite the first turn, then back over the top of the cleat.

3. Wrap under the first arm a 2nd time and then back over the top of the cleat. You have now made a figure eight pattern over and around the cleat. Now form an under hand loop and slip that loop over the arm of the cleat, which pins the free end under the last wrap.

4. Pull the free end tight and you have the neat, tidy and secure Cleat Hitch.


Purpose: Use to tie a rope to a cleat on a boat or dock.

1. Lay the ends of two lines parallel to each other.

2. Coil the free end of one rope twice around the second rope and pass it back through the inside of the coils.

3. Repeat with second rope in opposite direction . Pull free ends to tighten knots, then standing lines to slide knots together.

Purpose: Join two ropes.


1. Pass the end of a rope around the object and tie an overhand knot.

2. For the Two Half Hitches, repeat with a second overhand knot in the same direction.

Purpose: Basic overhand knot.


1. Tie one end of rope to fixed object such as car bumper. About mid way on the rope tie a slippery half hitch to form a loop in the middle of the line. Be sure the loop part is formed with the slack part of the rope or it will tighten down on itself under pressure.

2. Make a wrap around another fixed point opposite the tie-in point and feed free end through the loop.

3. Using the loop as a pulley, pull down with the free end as tight as you can and secure the knot with two half hitches around one or both lines.


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