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MikeF-NH · 12-30-2016, 02:51 PM

for short term docking where i am close to and almost always in site of the boat...I use what many here suggest...a clove hitch with an extra loop. Fast, easy, pretty secure.

Two half hitches and its big brother the taut-line are adjustable tension knots that are designed to slip along the rope and adjust tension. They can slip and loosen in the waves but will not completely let go. I have grown more reliant on the bowline. Many struggle with this knot but its not really that hard and I have 100% faith it will be where I left it when I come back.

12-30-2016, 02:51 PM	#10
MikeF-NH Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 318 Thanks: 2 Thanked 120 Times in 80 Posts	for short term docking where i am close to and almost always in site of the boat...I use what many here suggest...a clove hitch with an extra loop. Fast, easy, pretty secure. Two half hitches and its big brother the taut-line are adjustable tension knots that are designed to slip along the rope and adjust tension. They can slip and loosen in the waves but will not completely let go. I have grown more reliant on the bowline. Many struggle with this knot but its not really that hard and I have 100% faith it will be where I left it when I come back. Last edited by MikeF-NH; 12-30-2016 at 06:59 PM.