"jeff" wrote in message
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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.


it fell off?


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


Fair winds.

Scotty

Scotty wrote:
....
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.


it fell off?


Yup. It was the first time the jib was used in a strong breeze after I
had put it back on (it was off for some stitching) so maybe I did a bad
job of tying. There's no way I would have mis-tied, but I might not
have tightened it sufficiently. Also, the dog had been playing with the
sheets, so maybe she somehow untied it!


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


Fair winds.

Thanks. After a month in Maine I'm looking forward to no fog!