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6. Twin bitts, used on large boats for making fast hawsers, take the belay
shown here. First make a complete turn around the near bitt; then make
a figure eight around both bitts (1). Finish off on either bitt by directing the
line under one pin and over the bitt top (2); slip a half hitch over the

opposite pin.