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Clove hitch coil
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If you’re piling a whole bundle of lines together, you might need something Strength
slightly more secure than the simple coil (page 186). The method of Security
making this coil is exactly the same, but it’s tied off with our old friend the Diffi culty Tying
Diffi culty Untying
clove hitch (page 32). Leave a long enough tail, and you can tie together
Usefulness
pairs of lines (eg genoa sheets) with a suitable bend (page 80).

1 Coil the rope in the usual way, 2 Tie a clove hitch around the coil, 3 Tighten the knot. The tail can
and pass the working end around tucking the second turn under the be used to hang the coil or tie a pair
its waist. standing part. of lines together.

Gasket coil

The classic method for tying off
coils is ingeniously simple and
not only locks the loops in place
but can be used for hanging the
coil up or tying them in pairs.
Once you get the hang of it,
you’ll never use anything else.

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Strength
1 Coil the line, and take at least 2 Pass the bight over the top of the
Security
three turns around the waist. Put a coil, then down so that it lies next
Diffi culty Tying
bight in the working end and pass to the other turns. Pull the working
Diffi culty Untying
it through the top of the coil. end to tighten the knot.
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