Knots
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Boy Scout knots...
...do it for me. The square (reef) knot, bowline, 2 half-hitches, clove hitch, sheet bend, timber hitch, and tautline hitch are the basic first knots taught Boy Scouts. Add the marlinspike hitch, bowline on a bight, water knot, prusik, fisherman's knot (anchor hitch), cow hitch (lark's head), figure 8, and a few others picked up along the way, and you can pretty well tie up anything you want. In sailing, I use the reef, bowline, clove hitch, and sheetbend most often. Forty years of scouting, as a boy and an adult leader, allow me to use knots pretty well. I am amazed at the number of people who cannot tie any kind of useful knot, and can't untie whatever they do tie...
-Paul
...do it for me. The square (reef) knot, bowline, 2 half-hitches, clove hitch, sheet bend, timber hitch, and tautline hitch are the basic first knots taught Boy Scouts. Add the marlinspike hitch, bowline on a bight, water knot, prusik, fisherman's knot (anchor hitch), cow hitch (lark's head), figure 8, and a few others picked up along the way, and you can pretty well tie up anything you want. In sailing, I use the reef, bowline, clove hitch, and sheetbend most often. Forty years of scouting, as a boy and an adult leader, allow me to use knots pretty well. I am amazed at the number of people who cannot tie any kind of useful knot, and can't untie whatever they do tie...
-Paul
Another great site for knots...
Everything you ever needed regarding knots, application (boating included), including animation...
Cheers
Everything you ever needed regarding knots, application (boating included), including animation...
Cheers
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Glad to see the buntline hitch in the Grog site. I use it to attach my halyard shackles.
I don't think anyone mentioned the double sheet bend. It's much more secure than a single sheet bend.
I've rigged a single long line as my jib sheets - replacing two separate sheets with one long one. I've spliced a short line onto the tack of each of my headsails. I just double sheet bend the tackline onto the jibsheet, and off I go. No bowlines, no shackles, and much easier sail changes.
Glad to see the buntline hitch in the Grog site. I use it to attach my halyard shackles.
I don't think anyone mentioned the double sheet bend. It's much more secure than a single sheet bend.
I've rigged a single long line as my jib sheets - replacing two separate sheets with one long one. I've spliced a short line onto the tack of each of my headsails. I just double sheet bend the tackline onto the jibsheet, and off I go. No bowlines, no shackles, and much easier sail changes.
Bob, it will need to be different lengths at different speeds.
I would start with a line just longer than your boat. Here is why....
First part of the answer:Hull speed is when the bow wave starts at the bow and ends at the stearn.
The boat leaves rollers (waves perpendicular to the boats progress) at about a boat length apart behind your boat.
Second part of the answer: The dingy should ride just behind the crest of the first roller behind the boat. If the dingy is on the front side of the roller, it will continually surf into the trough and sometimes want to turn sideways.
So, every speed that you travel will have it's own painter length to keep the dingy just behind the crest of the first roller. The longest length will be a couple feet longer than your boat.
I hope that was clear...
good sailing,
r.w.landau
I would start with a line just longer than your boat. Here is why....
First part of the answer:Hull speed is when the bow wave starts at the bow and ends at the stearn.
The boat leaves rollers (waves perpendicular to the boats progress) at about a boat length apart behind your boat.
Second part of the answer: The dingy should ride just behind the crest of the first roller behind the boat. If the dingy is on the front side of the roller, it will continually surf into the trough and sometimes want to turn sideways.
So, every speed that you travel will have it's own painter length to keep the dingy just behind the crest of the first roller. The longest length will be a couple feet longer than your boat.
I hope that was clear...
good sailing,
r.w.landau
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