Around 6/14/2004 10:30 AM, Mitchell Gossman wrote:

I'm a boating newbie. When tying docklines to a pier with pilings,
what's the best way when you have a significant excess length to the
line, i.e. without having to use the end?

I just use a round turn and two half hitches with the line bighted. It
can be tied very quickly and seems to hold well.


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