Difference between revisions of "AY Honors/Knot/Slipped half hitch"

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Slipped half-hitch

Use: A slipped half-hitch is a knot used to attach a line to a rod or bar. It does not provide great strength compared to some other knots, but it can be tied relatively quickly and released very easily. These characteristics mean that it is used on square-rigged ships for securing the gaskets that bind stowed sails to the yards.

How to tie:

Begin as for a clove hitch, but instead of passing the end of the line through the loop in the final step, pass a bight instead, leaving the end on the original side. Pulling on this end will release the hitch - if tied in a gasket, this will quickly release the sail.

WARNING: Never use this knot in a critical situation. It comes untied at the slightest provocation.

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-{{Knot-details
+{{Knot
-| name= Slippery hitch
+| name= Slipped half-hitch
-| image= SlipperyHitchOnRoyalYard.jpg
+| image= SlipperyHitch.jpg
-| names=
+| use = A '''slipped half-hitch''' is a knot used to attach a line to a rod or bar. It does not provide great strength compared to some other knots, but it can be tied relatively quickly and released very easily. These characteristics mean that it is used on square-rigged ships for securing the gaskets that bind stowed sails to the yards.
-| type= hitch
+| tying_instructions =
-| strength=
+Begin as for a clove hitch, but instead of passing the end of the line through the loop in the final step, pass a bight instead, leaving the end on the original side. Pulling on this end will release the hitch - if tied in a gasket, this will quickly release the sail.
-| origin=
+| warnings = Never use this knot in a critical situation.  It comes untied at the slightest provocation.
-| related= [[clove hitch]]
-| releasing=
-| uses= To attach a line to a rod or bar.
-| caveat=
-| abok_number=
 }}
-A '''slippery hitch''' is a knot used to attach a line to a rod or bar. It does not provide great strength compared to some other knots, but it can be tied relatively quickly and released very easily. These characteristics mean that it is used on square-rigged ships for securing the [[gasket (sailing)|gasket]]s that bind stowed sails to the [[yardarm|yards]].
-The slippery hitch is effectively a slipped [[clove hitch]]. To tie one, begin as for a clove hitch, but instead of passing the end of the line through the loop in the final step, pass a [[Bight (knot)|bight]] instead, leaving the end on the original side. Pulling on this end will release the hitch - if tied in a gasket, this will quickly release the sail.
-[[Image:SlipperyHitch.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A slippery hitch - a clove hitch with a loop in the end.]]