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For simple, non-risky, non-dangerous, the eight is still my favorite.

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You start with multiple turns around it if you have hoisted something on a capstan and want it to remain under load without slipping when you untie it

I need to learn to do this on a bight. I'm working with a couple of hundred feet of line and on a capstan.

Thank you.

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this is B...S... there is very good reason to use the knots he hates, - THEY ARE easy to undo. that IS the DEFINITION of the more correct term for BENDS AND HITCHES, SEE the ROYAL NAVY - MANUAL OF SEAMANSHIP. - the bends and hitches therein were designed in the days of course fibre LAID ROPE - the term is new to him , as he calls it 'TWISTED ROPE' - he is using low friction, braided line for his examples. USE modern "knots" - with modern materials. the navy does not call them knots, they are, as he said himself, for tying xmas presents with, and usually undone with a knife. the NAVY APPROVED bends and hitches were time tested, so everyone used the same method and knew not only how to tie it, but also how to UNTIE IT without using a spike or a knife. the breaking strength of a line may be lowered greatly by bad 'knots' - a bowline reduces the strength by 10 % - BAD 'knots' can be as low as 70 or 80 % which is a hell of a reduction for safe working loads. Learn the correct use AND the correct application,

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Vertical filming ? Pathetic.

Have you tested it against loosening under repetitive loading and unloading?

Seems I always do the "Lightning Bowline". I didn't know there was a different name for it :)

Thanks but watch the VVS czcams.com/video/f2picMQC-9E/video.html

If there's one knot that is pretty much THE ONE KNOT according to rock climbers, it's the retraced figure 8, or figure 8 on a bight. Interestingly, sailors almost never use it. And climbers almost never use the bowline any more. A properly tied bowline will shake loose.

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Can you do that if the standing part is under load?

Thanks mate ,Very clearly explain.

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I've used this hitch for the last 2 decades, on boats up to 2 tons, windy conditions, etc., and have never had it fail. Problem is - I never knew it had been used before, much less had a name... I thought I had invented it. lol Great video!

I know a lot of slipped hitches but never seen this before. I will remember it.

Awesome job, guys! John, you truly are a renaissance sailor; I love it. So rad that you’re keeping the seafaring traditions alive. This is catchy!

Honestly though you can shake many knots free if you try hard enough. I tried just that a few years ago with a wide range of knots. Even the Bowline is KNOWN for shaking loose but that doesn't detract from it - except in situations where you know it is likely. I'd be hard pressed to name any knot which is perfect in all situations. I don't think there would be the perfect one knot you could tell a rookie to "use this and only this knot" without stating some additional caveats. I had some brand new jib sheets a few years back tied with Bowlines and they kept failing for a week. After just 1 week worth of salt spray and dirt, they began holding and I knew they would hold 100% from that point on. Still, I am curious about the instances where the R/Turn and H/H failed you. Generally an extremely well regarded knot but can you give me a better impression of the scenario where you think it is most likely to fail. I've always believed real world anecdotal evidence from credible people is worth taking on board.

How East Coast is THAT ? Good harmony

Awesome tutorial very informative, well done, It will help when i am tying stuff into my utility trailer, thanks John