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38 KNOTS, BENDS AND HITCHES
11 ROLLING HITCH
ON A ROPE
1 2
3
Used to secure one line to another, for example a line being used to relieve
tension on another, the Rolling Hitch remains most secure when load
is applied from a direction roughly parallel or at an acute angle to the
standing rope.
The Hitch is formed by taking a turn about the standing rope followed by a
second crossing over itself. This immediately locks the line and a final Half
Hitch finishes the whole thing off. Greatest security is achieved if the turns
are put on with the lay of the standing rope.
Occasionally a very stiff or springy synthetic rope will not remain secure
when formed into a Rolling Hitch. It slips simply because the turns cannot
grip properly. In this case a third initial turn should be taken to help bind the
rope to either spar or second rope.
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