Bzzzt...right answer, if that's her knot preference.



"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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Bzzzt. Wrong answer.

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| What is your knot preference for making a dock line
off to a piling?


Rolling hitch.

Cheers,
Ellen

"Scotty" wrote
| Bzzzt...right answer, if that's her knot preference.


Thanks Scotty. Your sweet.... (every month or two :-0)

Cheers,
Ellen

A rolling hitch is primarily used for relieving the strain from another
line. If that's her preference, she doesn't know much about knots.

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"Scotty" wrote in message
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Bzzzt...right answer, if that's her knot preference.



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Bzzzt. Wrong answer.

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"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in
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off to a piling?


Rolling hitch.

Cheers,
Ellen

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"Scotty" wrote
| Bzzzt...right answer, if that's her knot preference.


Thanks Scotty. Your sweet.... (every month or two
:-0)


No I'm not, I'm just honest!

SV

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What is your knot preference for making a dock line off to a piling?

What should be a concern when so moored.

Clove hitch, finished with a half hitch.

Why? because it's the fastest to tie: just make a reverse larks head,
put one loop over the other, and drop it over the piling. Add a half
hitch to keep it secure.

Docklines with eyesplices are even faster but I don't carry them.

//Walt

Correct. It is no fun to have the tide swing bind up
for dockline and pull the boat under.

"Scotty" wrote
All my docklines have eyesplices in them, I loop through the
eye.

Tidal range.

What is your knot preference for making a dock line off to
a piling?

What should be a concern when so moored.

It is worth mentioning that cleating off to the side
opposite the dock gives more length to the stern
line and allows for greater variation of tide.

"Scotty" wrote
All my docklines have eyesplices in them, I loop through the
eye.

Tidal range.

Scotty


What is your knot preference for making a dock line off to
a piling?

What should be a concern when so moored.