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hitches

Hitchesareusedfortyinga ropetoanotherobject.Whenever

youhavetotieone,itisadvisabletohavea lookattherope

andfollowitslay.Theseknotsareohenusedbysailorsfor

mooring, fastening, andlashing; so theymust beable to

withstandparalleltractionwithoutslipping.

Hitchesdivideintotwocategories:crossingknotswhich

includetheclovehitch,thecowhitch,andthebillhitch,and

knotsformedwithsimpleturns,suchasthefisherman'sbend,

therollinghitch,andthehighwayman·shitch.

Theillustrationonthefollowingpagesshows:
1.Cat's-paw 2.Highwayman'shitch 3.Rollinghitch
4.Constrictorknot 5.Fisherman'sbend 6.Cowhitch
7.Clovehitchonaring 8.Halfhitches