Yup, thats the purpose, it wont shake loose like a bowline. You can
'capsize' it with a marline spike or 'screwdriver'. The benefit is
that it makes a comparatively small/flatter knot which wont foul and
catch as much as does a bowline.


In article , Scott Vernon
wrote:

Doesn't a buntline hitch become tight, (jammed) and hard to untie?

SV


"Rich Hampel" wrote
**** Try using a 'buntline' instead of a bowline.... a square rig
sailor would never tie a bowline in a clew.