This is a mechanical substitute for a knot called a tent hitch. For the latter, consult the Boy Scout handbook or any number of web sites. Yrs truly has found that kayaking necessity has mothered a great deal of inventiveness in relearning knots. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
tfj_at_interaccess.com wrote: > > This is a mechanical substitute for a knot called a tent hitch. For the > latter, > consult the Boy Scout handbook or any number of web sites. Yrs truly has > found > that kayaking necessity has mothered a great deal of inventiveness in > relearning > knots. I am glad this was brought up. I have been using what I guess is that knot for years. I know it is what Feathercraft, for example, has in its deck line kit for the bow docking line and I think for its rudder lifter. I use it for my docking line(s) and the knots always move freely to shorten or lengthen the line regardless of exposure to saltwater and crude. There is a reason why one might want to favor knots over such devices when it comes to folding kayaks: the less bumpy and possibly sharp devices on the deck are, the safer it is for rolling up or folding the hull for storage in the boat's carrying bag(s). It is a small consideration and the decks are super tough; but why take a chance that something might be abraiding or possibly start poking holes in the deck. My problem is that I am a knot klutz. I can't remember how any of them go (aside from the one on my shoe laces) and have to experiement each time to get it right. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> This is a mechanical substitute for a knot called a tent hitch. For the > latter, > consult the Boy Scout handbook or any number of web sites. Yrs truly has > found > that kayaking necessity has mothered a great deal of inventiveness in > relearning > knots. > If this is the same hitch I'm thinking of, I learned it as a tautline hitch. for a neat knot site, check out http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/knotlink.htm Erik Sprenne *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
----- Original Message ----- From: Erik Sprenne <sprenne_at_netnitco.net> > > If this is the same hitch I'm thinking of, I learned it as a tautline > hitch. 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 Baton Rouge,LA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
>From: Erik Sprenne <sprenne_at_netnitco.net> > If this is the same hitch I'm thinking of, I learned it as a tautline > hitch. You might be a kayaker if . . . . . . you've ever tied up your mate using a trucker's or tautline hitch. ;) http://www2.dmci.net/users/wesboyd/mightbe.htm -- Wes *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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