Tag Archives: knots

Is This Your Cleat?

Posted on February 27, 2011 by captnmike

Walking down any dock and you will soon decide that tying a cleat is a dying skill.  Many docks have up to 40% and sometimes more of the cleats tied strangely, this includes the docks of  yacht clubs that bear … Continue reading →

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Knot Boards

Posted on August 23, 2009 by captnmike

A few important boating knots. How to tie a Cleat – Printer Friendly Instructions and Pictures How to tie a Clove Hitch – Printer Friendly Instructions and Pictures How to tie a Spar Hitch – Printer Friendly Instructions and Pictures … Continue reading →

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How to Tie a Bowline

Posted on August 18, 2009 by captnmike

Tie a Secure Loop in the end of a Line The Bowline is called “The King of Knots”. This is because the Bowline can be made to do most anything (sometimes not very elegant) that needs to be done on … Continue reading →

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How to Tie a Cleat

Posted on August 17, 2009 by captnmike

Start by going around the far side of the cleat from the load and putting a turn around the base.  Going around the base gets friction working in your favor, this allows heavy loads to be held with ease. Take … Continue reading →

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How to tie a Bowline with your left hand

Posted on May 2, 2009 by captnmike

How to tie a Bowline with you left hand has been updated to a more web friendly version. Help for a left handed person tying a Bowline.  Here is a one page instruction sheet showing how to tie a Bowline … Continue reading →

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