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REEFOR

SQUAREKNOT

Thisistheclassic
methodformakingthe
reefknot.whichisone
oftheknotsthata good
sailorshouldknow.
eventhoughit should
onlybeusedformaking
temporaryjointsin
identicallineswhich
willnotbesubjectto
strain.Itconsistsmainly
ofa halfknotfollowed
byanother,makingsure
thatthestandingparts
comeoutonthesame
sidesastheends.Itis
generallymadeonsmall-
andmedium-diameter
ropeandiseasyto
rememberbecauseitis
sosimple.

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