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Heaving line knot
KNOT SCORE
The classic heaving line knot, used to weight the end of a line to make it Strength

easier to throw from ship to shore, is the monkey’s fist (page 160). If you Security
haven’t got time to tie that, then this heaving line knot, closely based on Diffi culty Tying
Diffi culty Untying
the hangman’s knot, will make an adequate substitute. You can add weight
Usefulness
to it by wrapping a piece of lead around the initial bights.

1 Form a pair of bights in the 2 Pass the working end under the 3 Working clockwise, take a turn
standing part. Pass the working end initial bight and over the right-hand around both bights, leaving the top
through the initial bight and over leg. of the initial bight exposed.
the standing part.

4 Take as many turns around the 5 Tighten the turns,
bights as required, working from the then pull the appropriate
top down. After the final turn, tuck leg of the top bight to

the working end through the bight at tighten the lower bight.
the bottom of the knot. Pull the standing part to
tighten the upper bight.

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