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figure 73.2
Form a bight in the rope and then a second bight, so that the rope goes back on itself to form a figure
‘S’. Take seven turns around all three parts of the rope (figure 73.1) before passing the end through
the remaining bight at the top. To secure it, pull the lower loop hard downwards, which locks the end
against the turns (figure 73.2).
Hard lay or tight lay: a rope is said to be hard laid when it has been tightly twisted.
Haul: to pull a rope through a block or knot, or to tug a line tight.
Hawser: a term that generally applies to all three-stranded right-handed ropes, but more properly
defines a very large rope of over 38mm (1.5in) diameter; that is, big enough for towing or mooring
but which is not a cable.
Hawser laid: a three-stranded right-handed rope (figure 74).
