Lineman's Rolling Hitch 002 Then bring the bitter end back around and in between the standing part of the line and the object you are tying. You can take it through either from left to right or right to left. Because I'm right handed, I usually take the rope though so it come out toward me which is different to what is seen in this picture.
Taking the mast down 001 Here's where the "Lineman's Rolling Hitch" really comes in handy. In the pic, I have my vinyl furler luff tied off to my Gin Pole with this hitch wrapped around the luff a couple of feet up over the Pole.
Lineman's Rolling Hitch 005 I call this hitch the "Lineman's Rolling Hitch." I doubt if you'll find this one in the knot books or anywhere else on the web. It's easy to tie and has a million uses. You can tie this hitch and move the rope coils forward or back but once you pull on the standing part of the line, she tightens right up. This hitch tied around an 1/8" stay with 3/16" braid will not slide once the strain is applied to the standing part of the line. I sometimes tie a single sheave to this line and use it to hoist my shower bag up high on my back stay. I found this hitch to be useful in securing my CDI Furler vinyl luff to my Gin Pole when raising/lowering my mast. Check out my mast raising/lowering album for pics of this. It's a great hitch.
Lineman's Rolling Hitch 003 Now bring the line back to the front of the wraps and tie at least two half hitches around the object. I'm about to tie one half hitch in this picture.
Lineman's Rolling Hitch 002 Then bring the bitter end back around and in between the standing part of the line and the object you are tying. You can take it through either from left to right or right to left. Because I'm right handed, I usually take the rope though so it come out toward me which is different to what is seen in this picture.
Lineman's Rolling Hitch 001 To tie this hitch just take about five or six wraps around anything like rope, wire, a spar or even a roller furler vinyl luff. Always wrap the line away from you.
Please don't be confused with the name of this picture as it appears in this group. It's true name is the ''Highwayman's Hitch'' on this page. I read an article in an old boating magazine that featured this hitch. It was referred to as the "Scandinavian Hitch.'' It was supposedly used by Scandinavian boaters on rivers in conjunction with the anchor. They would anchor in the river close to shore and rope the stern off to a tree on shore with this hitch and a smaller diameter trip line that they could use to spill the hitch from the cockpit of their boats.
Joe11688

Lineman's Rolling Hitch 002 Then bring the bitter end back around and in between the standing part of the line and the object you are tying. You can take it through either from left to right or right to left. Because I'm right handed, I usually take the rope though so it come out toward me which is different to what is seen in this picture.

There are no comments to display.

Media information

Album
The Lineman's Rolling Hitch
Added by
Joe11688
Date added
View count
858
Comment count
0
Rating
0.00 star(s) 0 ratings

Image metadata

Filename
17154-1357328912-15cff8ff559409f5f78c493ca47adc4a.jpg
File size
47.9 KB
Dimensions
800px x 449px

Share this media

Top Bottom