The other knot is a figure eight with a locking half hitch.

How to tie a boat knot. If you want to tie your boat to a dock piling without a cleat the bowline knot is an easy reliable knot. Pull both the ends of the rope and balance the knot as needed. Tug on both sides adjusting and manipulating the knot to get it where you want it.

A supporting knot should be tied on every side of the rope. The clove hitch is performed in no time just spot the object you want to tie and pass the line around it once. Lay the lines over each other so they attach to the cleats on either side of the dock.

Tying an anchor knot is appropriate when tying a line onto an anchor on a boat and it is a very quick way to repair a broken line. The working end of the line is the end that youll use to tie the knot the end not attached to a fender. Then attach the 2 bow lines at the front of the.

Pull the line across the top of the cleat then loop it under the horn on the other side. After nourishing the edge of the rope pull it hard to tighten the knot. The clove hitch is a very practical and simple knot.

Take the end of your line pass it around and under itself and then through the loop. The aim of them all is to secure your boat when you want but allow you to untie them when its time to push off the dock again. Make a loop with the free end of the line passing above the rest of the line.

Tie the boat with 2 bow lines and 2 stern lines for a longer stop. Practice tying the anchor. Take turns between pulling and switching the knot throughout the anchor until everything is satisfying.