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figure 75
Heaving line bend: used to bend the heaving line to the warp; this is
quite simply a bight formed in the end of the mooring warp, with the
heaving line passed through it and racked back and forth across its two
parts, finally being pulled tight and finished off with a half hitch (figure
75).
Heaving line knot: tied in the throwing end of the heaving line, to
provide the necessary weight to enable the line to be thrown accurately,
yet soft enough not to cause the recipient any damage.
First form two bights in the end of the rope to form an ‘S’, and take the
end through the first bight before taking a turn around the two parts of
the first bight (figure 76.1). Follow this with about five turns around all
parts and finish by taking the end out through the eye of the second
bight (figure 76.2). Pull tight on the standing part to complete the knot.
