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SWIVEL

HITCHES

Firsttype

Therearetworings.oneat
eachendoftheswivel,to
makeiteasiertoconnect
theline,soyoucanuse
anyoftheknotsdescribed
aboveforhookswitheyes
(seepp.144--157).This
particularknothasthe
addedfeaturethatitisa
slippedknot.thusallowing
theknottobesnuggedup
totherings,sothattheline
becomesonewiththe
swivel.

Method

Firstpasstheendthrough

theringontheswiveland

bringitbackaroundits

standingpart(1).Then

takea numberofturns

aroundthebight.

tighteningthemastheyare

formed(2).Finishtheknot

bypassingtheend

throughtheeyeofthe

bight.andtightentheknot

bypullingtheswiveland

thestandingpart(3).

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