Capt. JG wrote:
"Bart" wrote in message
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On Aug 25, 6:14 pm, "Capt. JG" wrote:
Which do you prefer? and for what?

http://www.sailnow.com/gifs/innie-outie.jpg

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"j" ganz
Innie are the only real bowlines.



Ok, then what are the other ones called or used for?


The Innie is the "standard" bowline but the Outie was preferred by the
Dutch and Norwegian navies, and is called the "Dutch Bowline." It is
also called the "cowboy bowline." Ashley and others claim its weaker,
and therefore call it a "false bowline," but tests don't show much of a
difference.

There are some claims that the standard bowline can get untied if the
free end bounces against whatever the bight is tied around, such as a
post. Since a fairly long tail is needed to prevent this, this may be
the reason the Dutch form is preferred sometimes.

I've always used the standard, but a few days ago my lazy jib sheet fell
off, so perhaps I'll shift to the Dutch.

Off in the morning for a sail to P'town.