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Hello All,
Way back when I was young lad learning to sail at Mystic they taught us a knot that I would very much like to remember now. It was a form of a hitch(I think) and iirc it was referred to as a locking hitch. Now its important to note that I am not 100% sure of the name. The knot was used by sailors to raise large objects such as a yard. Another important factor is that I don't mean raise and lower while its properly attached, imagine them having to replace a yard and needing to raise said replacement from the deck. When I learned this knot it was said that the knot was used because it self tightened under load and therefor would not slip and could even be used on other lines, it was also easily untied.
Any ideas? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Brad
Way back when I was young lad learning to sail at Mystic they taught us a knot that I would very much like to remember now. It was a form of a hitch(I think) and iirc it was referred to as a locking hitch. Now its important to note that I am not 100% sure of the name. The knot was used by sailors to raise large objects such as a yard. Another important factor is that I don't mean raise and lower while its properly attached, imagine them having to replace a yard and needing to raise said replacement from the deck. When I learned this knot it was said that the knot was used because it self tightened under load and therefor would not slip and could even be used on other lines, it was also easily untied.
Any ideas? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Brad