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Cleat hitch on a pin

Before there were cleats, there were pins. Most of

the running rigging on a traditional square-rigger
was tied off on pin rails fixed to the bottom of the

shrouds or on fife rails located on deck around the
bottom of the masts. Although little used on modern

sailboats, the principle is the same as a cleat

fastened to a mast.

1 Take a turn around the bottom of the belaying pin (or cleat).