[Paddlewise] Camcleats etc

Directions for a Midshipmen's Hitch can be found at
Http://marinerkayaks.com/mkhtml/xlmanulw.html about 1/2 way through the long
"owners" manual file. Or in Ashely's book of Knots.
The midshipman's hitch, a bowline, figure eight knot and shoelace knot has
gotten me by for years for just about anything I need to tie. These are easy
to learn to tie and remember. The midshipmens hitch holds much better than a
tautline hitch but still slides easily (and the ease of adjustment can be
controlled by how many wraps of the line you take before finishing it off).
The only person I ever saw tie this knot without me having shown it to him
told me it was the only knot they let you tie cargo down with in the Navy
Air Corp. I learned it from my Dad.
Matt Broze
http://www.marinerkayaks.com

>Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2000 16:51:37 -0600
From: "Larry Koenig" <paddlin_at_home.com>
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Camcleats etc.

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From: Erik Sprenne <sprenne_at_netnitco.net>
>
>> If this is the same hitch I'm thinking of, I learned it as a tautline
>> hitch.

Larry said:
>Tautline hitch was how I learned it too and I've since been taught a slight
variation that I think is called the midshipman's hitch which does not slide
as well but holds like crazy glue.  It is the knot I use on bow and stern
lines when cartopping, on tent lines and anytime I want to tie the end of a
rope around an object and back onto itself.  It involves slipping the second
loop back   over the first and appears a bit awkward but works great.
Larry Koenig<




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