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54 KNOTS, BENDS AND HITCHES
SPAR HITCH

21 SPAR HITCH

This is something of a cross between a Clove Hitch and a Constrictor Knot.
It grips better than a Clove Hitch where there is greater load on one side
than the other, but is more easily undone than a Constrictor. To make the
Spar Hitch a turn is taken around the spar with the working end crossing
over the standing part before going round again. It then crosses over itself
and tucks under the standing part. All that remains is to work the knot tight.

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