Useful Knots
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 CLEAT |
 CLOVE HITCH |
 CLOVE HITCH |
 REEF |
| Used to make lines fast to cleats. | A quick, simple method of fastening a rope around a post, spar or stake. | This is another way to tie a clove hitch. | This knot is used at sea in reefing and furling sails.(square knot) |
 ANCHOR |
 ANGLER |
 ANGLER LOOP |
 FIGURE 8 |
| This knot is used to secure a rope or a line to an anchor. | This knot keeps the end of a rope from running out of tackle or pulley. | ||
 BOWLINE |
 DOUBLE BOWLINE |
 ROPE SPLICE |
 EYE SPLICE |
| This knot doesn't jam or slip when tied properly. | Another way to tie a bowline in a doubled rope. | The short splice is used to join two ropes or repair a defective rope. | The splice forms an eye that can have a metal or nylon attachment placed within it. |
 SAILOR |
 SHEEPSHANK |
 SHEET BEND |
 DOUBLE SHEET BEND |