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|name = Bowline | |name = Bowline | ||
|image = Knot bowline.jpg | |image = Knot bowline.jpg | ||
| − | |use = This knot doesn't jam or slip when tied properly. It can be tied around a | + | |use = This knot doesn't jam or slip when tied properly. It can be tied around a person's waist and used to lift him, because the loop will not tighten under load. In sailing, the bowline is used to tie a halyard to a sail head. |
|tying_instructions = | |tying_instructions = | ||
# Make the overhand loop with the end held toward you, then pass end through loop. | # Make the overhand loop with the end held toward you, then pass end through loop. | ||
Revision as of 00:10, 28 December 2008
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Use: This knot doesn't jam or slip when tied properly. It can be tied around a person's waist and used to lift him, because the loop will not tighten under load. In sailing, the bowline is used to tie a halyard to a sail head.
How to tie:
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