OK, OK, I must confess, I have only "read" that the stunsail hitch might
need to be cut off. I have used a similar knot --with a couple of extra
turns, much like a stevedore knot--to tie to halyard shackles, and there is
NO way they could be untied. My previous boat came rigged this way, and I
came to appreciate using this knot instead of an eyesplice.
As Roger says, a lot depends on how much load, how long, and also how small
a line, and whether a winch is used.

"Jeff" wrote in message
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Garland Gray II wrote:
Sounds like you have already discarded the idea of a stunsail hitch, but
were you to use it on a jibsheet, you'd probably have to cut it off.


I've never had one I couldn't untie, though a few have fought back a bit.