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figure 73.2
Form a bight in the rope and then a second bight, so that the rope goes
back on itself to form a figure ‘S’. Take seven turns around all three parts
of the rope (figure 73.1) before passing the end through the remaining
bight at the top. To secure it, pull the lower loop hard downwards, which
locks the end against the turns (figure 73.2).
Hard lay or tight lay: a rope is said to be hard laid when it has been
tightly twisted.
Haul: to pull a rope through a block or knot, or to tug a line tight.
Hawser: a term that generally applies to all three-stranded right-handed
ropes, but more properly defines a very large rope of over 38mm (1.5in)
diameter; that is, big enough for towing or mooring but which is not a
cable.
Hawser laid: a three-stranded right-handed rope (figure 74).
