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HITCHES TO STAKE AND POST, PILE AND BOLLARD
1801. The ordinary commercial stake adjustment serves the pur-
pose no bocter than the ADJUSTABLE HITCH and is much more trouble
to pack on a camping trip.
1802. The Cow HITCH differs from the STRAP or BALE SLING
HITCH in that the pull is on one part only and the knot is tied in the
cnd instead of in the bight. The form, however, is the same; it is the
hitch by which farmers stake out their cows to nibble favored grass
in restricted places. It is also the knot by which the ends of rigging
lanyards are- secured. Other names for it are LANYARD HITCH, DEAD-
EYE HITCH and STAKE HITCH. But the sailor himself is more apt to call
it Cow HITCH.
1803. The NOOSE HITCH or FARMER'S HITCH. A much-used but • ,
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1804. The HALTER HITCH is based on the preceding knot but the - •
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tuck is made with a bight instead of the end. After the hitch has .-
been carefully drawn up the end is dropped loosely through the final
bight so that the knot cannot spill accidentally.
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1805. A HALF HITCHED CLOVE HITCH. Although seldom men- •
tioned, this hitch is not infrequently seen even on shipboard and is •
by no means a bad one. It is much used by cartmen. The HALF
HITCH makes the basic CLOVE HITCH secure.
1806. A FARM HITCH for a halter: An OPEN OVERHAND KNOT is
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tied some distance from the end. The end is passed around the small "
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of a post or a rail and is rove through the knot and drawn snug. The I
OVERHAND KNOT is pulled tight and a SLIP KNOT (~529) is added I
close to the original knot.
1807. The SUPPED BUNTLINE HITCH is used both for hitching
horses and for tying up small boats.
1808. Many of the SNUG HITCHES shown in Chapter 21 are suit-
able POST HITCHES. This illustrates the PICKET-LINE HITCH with the
end slipped.
1809. A HIGH POST HITCH. Sometimes it is necessary to tie a boat
to a pile or post where the drop of the tide is considerable. It will be
found convenient to make fast with a SLIP KNOT and to lead a long
end back to the boat. After you have returned to your boat and got
all your gear stowed, have your oars or outboard motor in readiness
and then cast off by hauling on the end of your painter, which slips
the hitch. The rope is hauled back into the boat by pulling on the
standing part after it has been untwisted.
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1810. A HIGH POST HITCH tied in the bight. This is a great con- , I<
venience on occasion. Middle the rope, pass the bight around the •
post and lay it around the two standing parts, then tuck a bight from
the end part as indicated by the arrow. When the end is pulled the
rope is drawn back into the boat.
1811. For temporary tying to a tall wharf, nothing can be more
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texture, pliability and stretch, this is surprisingly secure until the - • , I -
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rope is slacked off. A groove across the post top will render it doubly - , -
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