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Originally Posted by Bene505
There's 2 lines for each reef. (Double line reefing?)
I don't think I'd trust a figure 8 knot. I read somewhere (maybe sailnet) about a better stopper knot that doesn't come undone, and converted all my figure 8s to it. Not sure of the name for it.
The bowline sounds the best. That and half hitches can't be beat IMHO.
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That would be the double overhand knot. The problem with a figure 8 is that it will come untied from a stiff line without a load on it. If you keep tension on it then it will stay put, but then there are better knots for use under constant tension.