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The cleat hitch knot is primarily used to prevent the boat from floating away from the slip. It is merely a half-hitch, secured about the dock's cleat. It is the same knot used to secure the halyards (near the bottom of the mast), and the flag (near the bottom of the flagpole).
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What knot best used to attach sheets to sail?
It depends on what you're trying to do. The best all around knot I've found is the bowline...holds fast is easy to untie, but again, there are others better suited to specific uses. For instance a figure-eight knot is the most commonly used stopper knot. Slipping clove hitches are good for securing square sails when they've been furled. Daisy-chains are typically used when furling stay sails and jibs. A slipping half-hitch is usually used on gaff-rigged sails when furling. The list goes on, as it really does depend on the use. But I would say that if you only knew two, go with the bowline and figure-eight knot. --- I think I'd add in the Sheet Bend and the Sheepshank. Then Bowline on a Bight, and Prussic.
What is an axle hitch?
An axle hitch is a hitch knot used to securely attach a line or rope to a spar.
A simple machine that uses a cam cleat?
A cam cleat is usually used on ships or boats for tying ropes.
Basic Macrame knots?
The overhand knot, square knot, granny knot, lark's head knot, half hitch, and the clove hitch are all basic knots used for macrame. See the related link(s) below for more information:
What is a knot that is used for a ship?
Reef Knot, Bowline and Granny knot are just three examples of some knots used in ships.
Why is a knot used for measurements?
A "knot" is the measurment of speed for ships and boats in the water. 1 knot is 1.150779 mph 1 knot is 1.852 km/h
What is the definition of freel?
A complex knot used for sail rigging on ships.
What is the difference between a hitch and a knot in Boy Scouting?
Knot is the generic term that includes hitches, bends, and stoppers. Hitches are used to tie a line (rope) to another object, Bends are used to tie two lines (ropes) together, and stoppers are used to stop a line from slipping (usually at the end of a line). Just remember you tied your horse to the hitchin(g) post.
What is knots compared to miles per hour?
Miles per hour are used when on land and knots are used by ships and boats
When was the baseball cleat used in Major League Baseball?
The baseball cleat was first used in 1966 in baseball but they used it first in the Super Bowl
Im looking for a knot that was on Mythbusters it was the knot used to shimmy up the building It only moved up the rope and couldn't go the other way does anyone know the name of it?
The practice of climbing using only ropes (not actually climbing the curface of a rock) is Prussicking (or Prusiking). The knot is a Prusik Knot or Prusik Hitch. There are various sites on the internet where the technique and the knot it self is discussed and demonstrated.
What was the knot line and float used for?
The knot and line float was used to measure the ships speed. They threw the line out and measured how long it took for the float to travel from bow to stern. Sometimes it was measured by knots in the float line.
