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SHEEPSHANK

Secondmethod

Whentiedin small-
diameterropethis
methodisdoneinhand.
unlikethefirstmethod
whichwasmadeona
flatsurface.Theend
result,however,isvery
similar.Whenusing
large-diameterropeor
hawser,thisisthe
methodnormallyused.
Thelargebightswhich
begintheknotarerun
outondeck.andhalf
hitchesareformed
aroundtheends.
Sheepshanksare
practicalknotsandare
veryusefulwhen
towingboatsin
confinedspaces.