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Boating Knots | How to Tie Boating Knots | Animated Boating Knots

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Instructions: Move the mouse over each knot. Look at the description to find out what it can be used for. Click on the knot you wish to see. On the new page wait until the selected knot starts to tie itself.

Pictures of Common Boating Knots
Welcome to Boating Knots
These animated knots are primarily for boaters, but many are useful for anyone who uses rope and values safety. Select the knots from: the index above left; the pictures above; or the Boating Applications page.
Selection
The selection of knots is based on many years of sailing combined with feedback and advice from several helpful captains. Click on the picture on the right to see the selection. The knots are arranged roughly in order of importance - except that the Square Knot, the Sheet Bend, and the Figure 8 Knot, are placed at the bottom because they are primarily located in the Basics Section.

Boating Knot Characteristics
Rope used in boating is durable and expensive and is often handling heavy loads, e.g., when berthing, mooring, towing another vessel, preparing for a storm, or managing sails. The emphasis, therefore, is on safety, reliability, and convenience. In contrast to the fishing knots, value is also placed on being able to use the rope repeatedly and untie each knot without difficulty.
Standing End, Tail, and Bitter End
In many boating knots it is convenient to talk about the Standing End - which takes the strain, and the Tail - the loose end in your hand. On a large ship, each shore line is initially tightened using the winch. The tail is then properly called a Bitter End as it is transferred to the Bitts. To make this possible, a second rope is tied to the hawser with a Rat-Tailed Stopper or a Rolling Hitch to take the strain temporarily.
Disclaimer: Any activity that involves ropes is potentially hazardous. Lives may be at risk - possibly your own. Considerable attention and effort have been made to ensure that these descriptions are accurate. However, many critical factors cannot be controlled, including: the choice of materials; the age, size, and condition of ropes; and the accuracy with which these descriptions have been followed. No responsibility is accepted for incidents arising from the use of this material.
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