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88 As the name implies this bend is used to make a heaving
line fast to a hawser. It is quickly and easily applied, will
not jam and being almost a slippery hitch can equally
Heaving quickly be 'let go', particularly if the heaving line has a
monkey's fist on its end.
Line Bend
