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hitch (figure 5.3). This prevents the turns from falling off as the result of the boat’s motion. It is
important that no load is applied to the half hitch, as this could result in jamming, making untying
difficult. The half hitch is applied to the upper horn of the cleat, if the cleat is vertical.
figure 4.1
figure 4.2
