Bowline and quick

I must admit, I tie my bowlines a similar way, although I prepare the loop, then pass the loose end around the cleat, then into the loop, the only way I can do it without having to look at it.
 
I'm going to use that instead of the horse hitch I already use on the dingy, it's nearly a fast and can't come undone....thanks.
 
rustybarge said:
I'm going to use that instead of the horse hitch I already use on the dingy, it's nearly a fast and can't come undone....thanks.
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I am sure that some people have known this technique for years

but at the age of 58 and having been a sailor since I was seven......

always had to have two or three stabs at making a bowline

I did try putting a folded tail into it and that worked pretty well too - allowing a quick release - provided it has not come under too much pressure

all I have to do now is hammer the technique into my grey cells in a way that gives it a chance of staying put

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but is it a true bowline?
 
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Very interesting! It would appear that to use this method one requires a ring or round whatever to pass the rope through before making the knot. I think I can tie the knot quicker by using a "traditional" method whether the rope is passed through or free standing. Off course I would have to charge.:mad:
 
My Dad taught me this when I failed to grasp the "proper" way as a kid. I still use it to this day - takes a bit of practice to get the loop length right. It's basically a slip knot which you pass the end through and collapse into a bowline.
 
AKA a trick bowline, useful if you want a bowline through a ring or the hole in a a cleat, or as others have said, if you want to adjust the bowline to fit something.

Rather than tugging it to get it to collapse, tease the knot into the bowline before you apply tension.
 
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