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Overhand loop
                                                                            KNOT SCORE
          Overhand knots are generally avoided at sea because they are so hard to   Strength
          untie. There are times, however, that a simple overhand loop does the job   Security
          very effectively – particularly if it’s a permanent installation. It also has   Diffi culty Tying
                                                                            Diffi culty Untying
          the advantage of being tied in the bight, which can save a lot of time
                                                                            Usefulness
          when tying a series of loops in a line.























          1 Put a bight in the line. This can be  2 Put an underhand loop in   3 Tuck the bight into the loop.
          at either end of the line or any point   the bight.
          in between.




                                          4 Adjust the size of the bight to suit,   KNOT KNOW-HOW
                                          and tighten the knot.
                                                                            There is another way of tying a

                                                                            figure-eight loop (opposite). Simply start
                                                                            tying an overhand loop but take an extra
                                                                            turn around the standing part, as you
                                                                            would with a regular fi gure-eight. Use
                                                                            the bight to make the loop, and tighten
                                                                            the knot. Also called the Flemish loop,

                                                                            this version of the figure-eight loop is
                                                                            slightly easier to untie than the
                                                                            overhand loop.













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