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English Dave 
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 Topic: Towing - knotsPosted: 10 Apr 08 at 8:50am |
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I've been using the alpine butterfly to tie the boat down at the club. Haven't seen it tied like that though. Very good
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redback
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Posted: 10 Apr 08 at 12:16am |
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Hey that's a brilliant knot on a brilliant site.
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radixon
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Posted: 09 Apr 08 at 8:20pm |
Just learnt this one as I am now climbing. It is a useful one if you can't do a trucker hitch!! |
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moomin
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Posted: 09 Apr 08 at 6:03pm |
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Another useful knot is the Apline Butterfly, borrowed from the climbing world, basically as useful as a bowline when you haven't got an end available. Gareth Europe391 |
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ASok
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Posted: 09 Apr 08 at 4:55pm |
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I'm a firm believer that you only need to know two knots - bowline and hitches. They'll sort almost anything!
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Black no sugar
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Posted: 09 Apr 08 at 3:49pm |
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MerlinMags
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Posted: 09 Apr 08 at 2:50pm |
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How to tie it!
http://www.animatedknots.com/truckers/ |
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English Dave
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Posted: 09 Apr 08 at 1:33pm |
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And check everything again after you have gone about a mile.
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stuarthop
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Posted: 09 Apr 08 at 1:02am |
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Ratchet straps for holding the boat down i have a small one what goes through the jib shackle on the bow and then down round the trailor (i find if the strap on the bow isnt through a fixed point it slides forwards and becomes loose), Then have a nice big ratchet strap (3 tonne braking strain, bit excessive on a 50kg boat but its nice and wide so spreads the load on the gunwhales) over the middle of the boat. Mast is held on with a couple of tiger ties.
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redback
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Posted: 08 Apr 08 at 10:47pm |
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Yes the lorry drivers hitch - also called the wagoners hitch is a simple and convenient way of producing a multipurchase from a piece of rope. I use it in all sorts of situations. The only knot I use more often is the bowline which as most people know you can always undo no matter what load you've put on it.
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Brilliant! That's going to go straight to the links page of Lancing SC website, as soon as I start the next update. Thanks Magnus!
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