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2. Highpoint hitch - Wikipedia

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   The highpoint hitch (or high post hitch [1]) is a type of knot used to attach a rope to an object. The main feature of the hitch is that it is very secure, yet if tied as a slipped knot it can be released quickly and easily with one pull, even after heavy loading.

3. Taut-line hitch - Wikipedia

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   The taut-line hitch is an adjustable loop knot for use on lines under tension. It is useful when the length of a line will need to be periodically adjusted in order to maintain tension. It is useful when the length of a line will need to be periodically adjusted in order to maintain tension.

4. Rolling hitch - Wikipedia

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   The rolling hitch is a knot (see also Magnus hitch) used to attach a rope to a rod, pole, or another rope. A simple friction hitch, it is used for lengthwise pull along an object rather than at right angles. The rolling hitch is designed to resist lengthwise movement for only a single direction of pull. [1]

5. Hitch (knot) - Wikipedia

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   A knot used to attach a rope or line to an object. Palomar knot: A knot that is used for securing a fishing line to a fishing lure, snap or swivel. Pile hitch: A kind of hitch, which is a knot used for attaching rope to a pole or other structure. Pipe hitch: A hitch-type knot used to secure smooth cylindrical objects. Prusik knot

6. List of knots - Wikipedia

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   Granny knot – secures a rope or line around an object; Grief knot – (what knot) combines features of granny knot and thief knot; Gripping sailor's hitch – used to tie one rope to another, or a rope to a pole, when the pull is lengthwise along the object; Ground-line hitch – attaches a rope to an object

7. Heaving line knot - Wikipedia

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   A heaving line knot [1] is a family of knots which are used for adding weight to the end of a rope, to make the rope easier to throw. In nautical use, a heaving line knot is often tied to the end of a messenger line, which is then used for pulling a larger rope, such as a hawser.

8. Gripping sailor's hitch - Wikipedia

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   Tie one rope to another rope, boom, spar, shaft, etc., and pull lengthwise. Michoacan-Martin Step by step for Gripping Sailor's Hitch The gripping sailor's hitch [ a ] is a secure, jam-proof friction hitch used to tie one rope to another, or a rope to a pole, boom, spar, etc., when the pull is lengthwise along the object.

9. Carrick bend - Wikipedia

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   Wake or Ormonde knot of heraldry. The Carrick bend, also known as the Sailor's breastplate, is a knot used for joining two lines. It is particularly appropriate for very heavy rope or cable that is too large and stiff to be easily formed into other common bends.