I agree that it is a Dutch bowline. I tied one and compared it to the
original and they match.

The way the line is run is as follows. The outhaul enters the boom, goes
through a block (which is attached to a cable shackeled to the sail), then
the end of the line is tied to the padeye in the boom. It results in 2:1
purchase on the outhaul.

It looks like the bowline has held well for a long time, but with the bad
press that the bowline gets for loosening when the load is removed, I wonder
if I might be better off using a buntline hitch instead. I don't want to
have to take the boom apart again because the knot came untied. As a mtter
of fact, I am even thinking about putting an exit plate on the boom and
tying the line to a padeye on the outside. I just can't understand why they
built the boom with and inaccessible line.


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As for the hitch inside the boom http://i17.tinypic.com/2mm6z9z.jpg
I'll be the first one. I am sure that if I am wrong I will be corrected
by some of the old timers.

I cannot see too deep inside the boom. With what I am able to see at the
end of the boom this knot resembles a
"Bowline on a bight". Some time I use it when a rope is too long and I do
not want to cut it but rather shortening it
See the following link and tell me what you think?
http://www.animatedknots.com/bowline... tedknots.com

"BarelyAwake" wrote in message
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This hitch is on the inside of the boom of my boat. I know some basic
sailing knots, and I tried find this in a book of knots, but I don't
recognize this one. Can someone identify it?

The 2 links are to photos showing both the front and back sides of the
hitch, still tied up inside the boom.

http://i17.tinypic.com/2mm6z9z.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/2ypey3a.jpg

TIA for any assistance.