I've always understood that there is only one way to
cleat a
line as shown in the following link under "Cleat Hitch". Yet, I see a number of odd twists and multiple wraps that people use when cleating a
line. I've observed these permutations on non-sailing vessels most often, but have seen them on sailboats too.
The questions posed to this august body
are:
1. Is there only ONE proper way to
cleat a
line?
2. If the answer to #1 is no, then what is the benefit of the variations?
http://www.virtualvoyages.net/sailin...nb/knots.shtml
A similar question can be posed for coiling a
line, but that's another thread.