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Boating Knots: Hitches

rolling Hitch

A HItCH fOR SItuAtIOnS wHeRe
tHe LOAd wILL Be AppLIed At An
AngLe tO tHe KnOt OtHeR tHAn
A RIgHt AngLe
Many hitches suffer a loss of security when the load
is applied in a direction other than a right angle. The
rolling hitch does not suffer such a loss as long as
the tension is relatively steady. It is, in effect, another
modification of the clove hitch (see page 24). It
works well on any cylindrical object, including the
tying of a smaller line to a larger one.

Rolling Hitch: Step 1 Rolling Hitch: Step 2

With the working end, make Take the working end back up
two turns around the object or over the standing part. Make an-
around the larger line. other turn around the object or
larger line from underneath, and
bring the working end out un-
derneath itself (as shown in the
photograph). Tighten the turns
by pulling on the working end
and the standing part simultane-
ously. When the load is applied,
the knot grips the object or line.

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