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Originally Posted by Bene505
There's 2 lines for each reef. (Double line reefing?)
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Yup...that's what it'd be called.
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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.
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Generally called a stopper knot.
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The bowline sounds the best. That and half hitches can't be beat IMHO.
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If there's any chance you might need to untie it under a load, a round turn and two half-hitches are a better solution...but a bowline works for most reefing setups.
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