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Knots!

eight.gif (8149 bytes) Figure 8 Knot

Is a stopper knot - keeps the line from slipping out of things, such as a pulley.

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bowline.gif (8961 bytes) Bowline

"The King of Knots!" Used to form a temporary loop in a line. (So you can throw it over a piling, for example.)

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cleat2.gif (5409 bytes) Cleat Hitch

For attaching a line to a cleat on the dock or on the boat.

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square.gif (6742 bytes) Square Knot

For tying two lines together or tying something down.

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round.gif (4797 bytes) Round Turn and Two Half Hitches

To permanently and securely tie a line to something, such as a piling.

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clove.gif (5905 bytes) Clove Hitch

To temporarily tie a line to something.
But be careful - it can come loose!

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