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A cleat hitch is a knot used to secure a rope to a cleat. A line tied with a cleat hitch to a horn cleat [ 1 ] on a dock. The line comes from a boat off the top of the picture, around the right horn, around the left horn, across the cleat from top left to bottom right, around the right horn, and then hitches around the left horn.
The clove hitch is an ancient type of knot, made of two successive single hitches [1]: 283 tied around an object. It is most effectively used to secure a middle section of rope to an object it crosses over, [1]: 213 such as a line on a fencepost. It can also be used as an ordinary hitch, or as a binding knot, but it is not particularly secure ...
The cleat hitch is a knot for securely attaching a rope to a cleat. Tying. The hitch begins with a dead turn around the cleat then continues forming an “8”.
Hitch (knot) The clove hitch. A hitch is a type of knot used to secure a rope to an object or another rope. Hitches are used in a variety of situations, including climbing, sailing, and securing loads. They are classified based on their ability to be tightened or released, their resistance to slipping, and their strength.
A belaying pin is a solid metal or wooden device used on traditionally rigged sailing vessels to secure lines of running rigging. Largely replaced on most modern vessels by cleats, they are still used, particularly on square rigged ships. [1] A belaying pin is composed of a round handle and cylindrical shaft.
Memorial anchor in Kirjurinluoto, Pori, Finland. Massive anchor chain for large ships. The weight of the chain is vital for proper holding of the anchor. [1] An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, used to secure a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current.
An anchor mooring fixes a vessel's position relative to a point on the bottom of a waterway without connecting the vessel to shore. As a verb, mooring refers to the act of attaching a vessel to a mooring. [1] The term likely stems from the Dutch verb meren (to moor), used in English since the end of the 15th century.
Reever Knot. The Reever Knot is a secure bend for joining two ropes. An important attribute of the knot is that each line going in and out of the knot is clamped at two points within the knot. For this reason it is considered secure and resistant to being shaken loose when subject to intermittent loads. [ 1]