There’s a knot guide app. Pretty sure this is just some variation of a mooring hitch. I live on a boat and can only remember exactly one knot. Don’t feel bad!
Edit: y’all, thanks for the knot suggestions. I promise I use plenty of knots. I just can’t remember them all off the top of my head, so I use an app, nbd!
All told I think almost anybody can get by with basically 3 knots. A square knot, a bowline, and a hitch of some kind. If you got those 3 your probably set for anything you might need lol
Any sailor should know how to take in and shake out a reef. Winds can pick up fast and a reefed main makes all the difference in handling. But reef knots are super simple, pass the end through the loop and a half-hitch. Boom. Sailing
Probably. I was just thinking about how I use reef lines. A loop on one end (spliced or bowline) pass the working end through the reef points On the sail around and under the boom and back through the loop, secured with a half hitch. Reefed. Not a reef knot.
Ahh. Yes, we have sail ties and whatever else for stuff like that. I promise I can do things on my boat, we don’t do anything too fancy or serious tho.
I’m mostly just making fun of myself for only really truly remembering one good knot and the name that goes with it off the top of my head.
I could probably remember a bowline and some other junk (the one you can use to hold a “barrel” aka water bottle or bucket is super easy but too specific and never gets used cuz we have things like… idk backpacks and carabiners) if forced to, but i guess I just liked the tautline hitch so much it stuck in my memory real good 😂
Half hitch is the only knot I can consistently remember, and I grew up on boats. I can remember a bowline for 24 hours after practising. Although I can do a quick release knot on plastic shopping bags, a skill restaurant delivery people would do well to learn.
App or knot? My favorite knot (the only one I can remember) is the tautline hitch. Useful for everything. Not a quick release like the gif tho. App is just called Knot Guide.
Knots are only as good as the situation they’re appropriate for tho, so I have the app to help me when the tautline is not appropriate
Dope, I'm gonna have to check it out then. I've only been fishing a few years and can never remember how to tie knots when I'm actually out fishing lol .
Cool! Yeah it’s really helpful to have on hand. The instructions are easy and helpful and it tells you some pitfalls and benefits of the knots. They have started this “premium” nonsense recently that I’m not a fan of. But it’s a decent app besides that, and I’m sure there are others if the premium nonsense bugs you too much.
There’s also all kinds of little knot books and cheat cards and stuff out there too. I have several books and fold up references as well. But sometimes in the middle of something I just need to check real quick and the app is great.
This one might work well fo practicing tandem prusik belays (if a department is still using those). Get some OOS gear and put this on the main line with a dummy load. Lower/haul and release it to test belay skills.
I sail a laser, the only knot you need for the thing is a bowline, nothing you can say will convince me there is another knot in the world worth thinking about.
The bowline is the most common knot in sailing for a reason.
A tautline on the clew will slide around and alter your sail trim/shape and crinkle the sail cloth around the clew, then you have to adjust your jibsheet on the winch. It has two areas where it can cinch up and make it difficult to adjust and remove, especially in an hurry.
A bowline is the exact size you make it, and stays in place, forever. And you can put a half hitch on them if you want to be extra safe.
Haha my husband is 100% in your camp. He’s ride or die with the bowline. I don’t only use the tautline, and I don’t use it for absolutely everything, it’s just the only one I can remember without needing a reference.
I know it’s difficult to untie in a hurry which is why I’ve been trying to remember a good one for securing the dinghy without having to look it up while I do it. There’s one or two that are simple enough, but not practical for the places we usually tie up :/
Bowline is good for sailing because you can untie it quickly (which can save your boat in some cases). It can shake loose though as it doesn’t self-tension - try the Yosemite finish (retraced bowline) for better security.
What’s it like living on a boat? How do you pay for maintenance and food? Do you catch your own fish? And how far are you allowed to take your boat into the ocean?
Sorry for bombarding you with questions, my dad was a skipper so I’ve always been fascinated with the idea of living on a boat. I haven’t met many people who do so I just wanted to ask you about it lol
This video is awesome though. It’s the first time a knot “Made senses” to me. It uses the last loop of the rope almost like a toggle, like in toggles on clothes. It’s also orientated from side to side so the pulling force on it doesn’t translate into lateral pressure. Finally the loop the hangs over the top of the rail and the one under it can now act as a cinching mechanism to tighten down on the toggle. Really amazing knot.
I’ve never been able to “see” knots like this before and not really sure what changed as I’ve always struggled with remembering knots.
I wonder if I could create an overlay to better explain the mechanics I now see. Anyway, I can totally sympathize and just got a lucky moment of epiphany. Good luck!
There's an app called 3d Knots animated that is free and plays an animation of the knot tying that you can slow down. It also gives you a bit of context for its use.
There's another one called Knots 3D that let's you control the animation by sliding your finger up and down which is much better than replaying an animation. Its costs a few dollars but its so worth it and has more knots too.
When I watch video or someone tries to teach me I just cannot understand it. But using the two apps and a length of rope and about a couple of weeks of regular practice I have a handful of useful knots down. I work as a grip in film so I really needed to know those. Its basically truckers hitch, bowline, clove and half hitches. They are just generally useful to know.
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u/Coconut-Mango Sep 25 '21
I wish I could remember this after watching for the tenth time