Re: [Paddlewise] A knot that is adjustable, but holds under tension?

On Mon, 16 Oct 2000 21:33:44 -0400 "(Pete Cresswell)" <hc_at_FatBelly.com>
writes:
> Right now, I'm using a trucker's hitch.
> 
> Seems to me like I've seen something that holds under tension, yet 
> can be slid
> more open or closed when the line is slack...sort of a hangman's 
> knot-looking
> thing.   My Mariner Express' deck rigging had something like that.
> 
> I'd look it up, but need a name to search on.
> 
> Anybody got a name?
> -----------------------
> Pete Cresswell


Pete...
Truckers Hitch is probably best for leverage.  It can crank.  It adjusts
very easily within range of the bitter-end loop, but beyond that a retie
is needed.  I like the knot.  
Other easily adjusted knots I use are Midshipman's Hitch or Tautline
Hitch (take a third turn for more holding grip) or a lesser known,
Sliding Sheet Bend.
...adieu  ...Peyton (Louisiana)    
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