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Boat and Dock Knots
The knots that keep a boat where you left it, keep the anchor doing its job, and keep the rig on the trailer for the drive home. Rope work is not glamorous until something starts drifting.
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- Which Boat Knot for Which Job, Before Your Favorite Knot Gets a VoteFour jobs, four different failure modes, and the rope you already have in the boat.
Round Turn and Two Half Hitches Work Even When the Line’s Already Pulling
Most hitches need slack you don’t have when the current’s got the bow. A full wrap around the piling soaks up the pull first, so the two half hitches go on easy and come back off after a night of strain.