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PORTUGUESE BOWLINE ...

ThePortuguesebowlineis usedbyPortuguesesailorsfor tyingtheanchor.Itisalso knownasthecaulkner's bowlineandisusedto supporta manwh ...

BOWUNEONA BIGHT Thebowlineonabightis madeoftwofixedloops whichhavethesamediameter andoverlapeachother,but whenopenedouttheycanbe ...

ontothestandingpart.ifhe isunconsciousbothlegsare putthroughoneloopandthe otherisplacedunderhis armpits.Aswellasbeingused forres ...

SPANISHBOWLINE Firstmethod Thisancientknotisknownto thesailorastheSpanish bowlineandtothefiremanas thechairknot.Itis usedin vari ...

independentloopswhich holdwellandareverysafe evenundergreatstrain.Made inheavyropetheSpanish bowlinecansupportthe weightofscaffo ...

SPANISH BOWLINE Secondmethod TheSpanishbowlineiseasier tomakewiththismethod,as thestepsaresimplerbutgive thesameendresult. Metho ...

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JURYMASTKNOT Thisknot,alsoknownasthe mastheadknot,isusefulto sailorsasanemergency measuretorigajurymast. Thecentralloopisdropped ...

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TRUE-lOVER'S KNOT ...

Thisknot,calledthecross knotbysailors,isknownonly asa decorativeknot.butithas a goodgripwhenpulledtight andcouldbeusedinsteadof ...

THREE-PART CROWN Thisis a secureknot,butafter ithassupporteda heavy weightitbecomesdifficultto untie;consequentlyitis not common ...

Method Formtwoequalsideloopsby foldingdownabight(1). Holdingthebightclosedwith thelefthandforma thirdloop beneaththemwiththerigh ...

ANGLER'S LOOP Thisknotissuitablefor fishingline,string,or finesyntheticlineandis usedbyfishermento jointhebodyoftheline tothetip ...

Method Forma bightnearthe endoftheropeby movingtheend counterclockwise,so theendliesbeneaththe standingpart(1).Hold thebightwith ...

ARTILLERY LOOP Thisknotismadein medium-andlargeM diameterropeandwas formerlyusedby artillerymentopull cannonandother artillery.I ...

running knots Runningknots,alsoknownasslipknotsornooses,areusedin varioussituations,suchastyingparcelsormakingtrapsand snares.Pr ...

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NOOSE Thisisasimpleknot whichisrarelyusedat sea,althoughitisoften usedonlandby campersandhunters tosnarebirdsandsmall game.Theno ...