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Uses: lifting, connecting rope ends, sail-to-

sheet connections, docklines
Pros: secure under load; easy to tie and untie

Cons: can capsize if not loaded; not the most

secure form of bowline

34. Bowline with Stopper

Uses: lifting, personal safety, connecting rope
ends; sail-to-sheet connections, docklines

Pros: more secure than standard Bowline;
controls excessively long working end

Cons: more time-consuming than standard
Bowline

35. One-Handed Bowline

Uses: general lifting, personal safety,
connecting ends of two ropes, sail-to-sheet
connections, docklines

Pros: secure; easy to tie, easy to untie

Cons: can capsize and slip; not the most
secure form of bowline

36. Dutch Bowline

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