Clove Hitch

well I use a clove hitch and 2 hh and haven't lost a fender yet.............works for me. Glad other have things that work for them too - clearly there are compromises at work everywhere; for some it needs to be quick, some require it neat, some want real security and of course for tohers there will be a 'right way' =-whether it works or not!
 
Wow! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif I never expected to stir up such controversy!

To clarify, the fenders were tied onto the pushpit and dangling over the sugar scoop stern, and it a was a good SE F6 from Weymouth to Swanage. I suspect the problem was the constant loose - jerk tight - loose - jerk tight that pulled them off. (Nothing to do with the tight jerk that tied them on, that goes without saying /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Anyway, we left far to early in the morning to be tight
 
The fender point was a not my main point ,being a climber mainly,dinghy sailor and occassional seafarer I was just interested in the famous sailor Mr Jarman who made the point in his article that the clove hitch was only designed to be used with both ends loaded ,that appears totally wrong to me.
Some points raised by you experienced chaps is that in the sailing world with fenders bobbing up and down then neither end could loaded and the knot slip ,which is probably true if both ends are unloaded.
However I think if a fender is tied on then one end will always be loaded.
Anyway interesting forum which I am reading just now before selling my dinghy for something larger.
Cheers,
Clarky.
 
I usually use a clove hitch and haven't lost any fenders........yet.

Someone must be getting it wrong though. I have three fenders in my locker which I have found floating around.
 
Ahhh! THAT's where they went!! Will PM you with my addess for return!! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
I also like the clove hitch with half hitch chaser.

The thing I like about a clove hitch for fenders is that it is easy to adjust the height of the fender without completely undoing the knot. Nice when you have to estimate the height of the fenders when arriving at a new dock, then adjust them to just the right height after securing the boat.
 
Of course I'll return them to you. Just to check that this is a honest claim ( /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif) would you please let me know the identifying marks on each one. Also, one of them has a leak; would you tell me where the leak is?
 
Don't use a clove hitch to secure anything to something that is appreciably thinner than the rope in your hand. Eg., a fender suspended from a stanchioned guard wire........which doesn't do the base of the stanchion any favours either if the fender gets dragged along the quayside.
 
Joe, if they have no ropes attached then they will be mine for sure. Not only do I use clove hitches to "secure" my fenders to the lifelines but the rope is attached to the fender using a bowline. I now discover from another current thread that bowlines come undone too.

Please let me know if they are mine. Many thanks.

Also, to others finding lengths of 8 or 10 mm polyester braid with nothing attached to either end, I would appreciate those being returned too. Ta very much.

John
 
WHY ?????

I cannot understand those who have fenders long-term made off from the guard-wire ?

I do it for first coming alongside - as then you can move them along easilyto match quay / other boat etc. But once alongside and set - I usually transfer to a hard point ...

Leaving them on guard-wires .... I don't like it and am now going to take flak from those that do .....


On to the Clove-hitch ............ I like a half-hitch after it as security and generally don't give a monkeys about size of fixing its made to .... unless of course rope to make hitch in is way over size !!!!

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