Sheepshank - Worthless ??
 

Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 02:03:56 +0100, Ian Malcolm
wrote:

If you
need it to stay in shape when the line is slack or under a varying load,
an extra half hitch at each end helps.


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That turns it into a double sheepshank.

Yes but as I had never seen anyone else do that, I wasn't aware it had a
proper name. Thanks for the info :-)

Another knot I 'double' is the anchor or fisherman's bend. I have one of
those holding my main halyard to the shackle and another attaching my
painter. Just do a normal anchor bend and follow the tail around again
with an extra turn under the turns round the ring you tied it to then
snug it up and work any slack out of the trapped turns. I have never
had that knot undo itself even with a very short end not otherwise secured.

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Sheepshank - Worthless ??
 

On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 23:13:13 +0100, Ian Malcolm
wrote:

I have never
had that knot undo itself even with a very short end not otherwise secured.

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I'm sure that's true, and after it's had a load on it for awhile, NO
ONE will be able to untie it without using weapons of mass
destruction.

Sheepshank - Worthless ??
 

Wayne.B wrote:

On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 23:13:13 +0100, Ian Malcolm wrote:
( doubled anchor bend)
I have never
had that knot undo itself even with a very short end not otherwise secured.

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I'm sure that's true, and after it's had a load on it for awhile, NO
ONE will be able to untie it without using weapons of mass
destruction.

Actually I've never had a problem undoing it when I end to end my lines
every season. You do have to work at it a bit. That's with fairly firm
braided line. If you do it in a loose lay hairy three strand rope or in
thin cord, you deserve what you get :-)

You must be thinking of one of the many varients of the gordian knot
beloved by novices. ( Easy to recognise, you *have* to use a blade
bigger and meaner than an average sheath knife to release it :-) )


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