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CLOVEHITCH

Foraropeunderstrain

Thismethodis preferredby
sailorsformooringadrifting
boat.

Method
Taketheropein bothhands
(1).Jerktheropewiththeleft
handtoformalooparound
theballard(2).Theresulting
formationwillbeunder
tension(3).Takeholdofthe
endandmakeanotherloop,
droppingthatovertheballard
(4,5,6).Holdtheendtight
andtheknotwilltightenon
itsown.

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