Cleat hitch
The cleat hitch is a knot for securely attaching a rope to a cleat.
| cleat hitch | |
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| Names | cleat hitch, cleat knot, cleat tie |
| Category | Hitch |
| Origin | Nautical |
| Releasing | Non-jamming[1] |
| ABoK | #1615 |
| Instructions | |
Tying
The hitch begins with a dead turn around the cleat then continues forming an “8”. The hitch is finished with an inverted half hitch.
A dead turn
We cross by making an eight
Prepare the reverse half hitch
The finished knot
See also
Notes
Bibliography
- Ashley, Clifford W. (1993) [1944], The Ashley Book of Knots, New York: Doubleday, p. Dust jacket, ISBN 0-385-04025-3 p.286
- Compton, Nic (2013), The Knot Bible, The complete guide to knots and their uses, London: Adlard Coles Nautical, ISBN 978-1-4081-5476-2 p.66
- Soles, Clyde (2011), Backpacker magazine’s outdoor knots : the knots you need to know, Morris Book Publishing, LLC, ISBN 978-0-7627-5651-3 p.72
References
External links
- Grog. "Cleat hitch". Animated Knots. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
- https://www.netknots.com/rope_knots/cleat-hitch
- https://www.101knots.com/cleat-hitch.html
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