half hitch A single underhand loop used to fasten a rope to a post or other stationary object halyard A rope or wire used for hoisting sails hand A member of the crew hank To attach to a stay hanks Metal hooks or fittings sewn ...
half hitch - A simple knot usually used with another knot or half hitch.
halyard - A line used to hoist a sail or spar. The tightness of the halyard can affect sail shape.
hand bearing compass - A small portable compass.
Half Hitch:
A single turn of line around an object with the end being led back through the bight. It's the basis upon which many nautical knots are constructed.
Two Half Hitches
Rolling Hitch
Most of the copy and pictures on this page came from a very early edition of the The Art of Rigging we have not taken the time to proof where the commuter has misread the type.
two half hitches
A knot with two half hitches (loops) on the standing part of the line.
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Two HALF HITCHES
Pass the end of the rope round the standing part and bring it up through the bight. This makes a half hitch. Repeat the process and haul taut.
Round Turn and 2 Half Hitches: This hitch is commonly used to secure a line to a spar, eye or ring, for example, to secure fenders.
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Clove Hitch - [image] - Two half hitches around a spar or post. Easy way to make a line temporarily fast to a piling or post. The clove hitch can jam under heavy tension, making it difficult to untie.
clove hitch -- two half hitches
coaming -- the raised border around the cockpit, or a hatch to keep out water
companionway -- staircase that leads to the cabin
course -- compass heading or the angle of the boat in sailing against the wind ...
clinch, or clincher work - To fasten a rope by a half hitch, and seize the end hack to the other part; a method adopted with very large ropes or hawsers after they have to be bent to rings, etc. in a hurry.
Adjusting Tension on Shore: Using the bitter end of the shore line, adjust tension at the anchor or anchor rode chain’s an anchor shackle and secure using a single turn two half hitches knot or similar.
A shackle through a headboard on the sail.
A bowline through a hole in the head.
A half hitch with a figure-of-eight knot, this knot is preferred over a bowline because it allows the sail to get closer to the top of the mast.
Half-hitch: The simplest knot, usually part of another knot, as two half hitches or a fisherman's bend.
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Tie up to the dock with bowlines and sternlines either lateral, as "breast lines" (as shown below) or angled out more ahead and astern. Two Half Hitches On the Bight is a good knot for securing to the dock.
The knot on the bottom is defined by some British knotting books as a rolling hitch but is a variant of what Ashley calls a "Awning Knot with a Half Hitch" or a "Midshipman Knot".
The knots used in a hitch must be able to withstand considerable and variable strain. The bowline knot is the most commonly used. round turn knot and two half hitches can be used for towing light loads.
clove hitch: two half hitches. clutter: unwanted reflections on a radar screen, commonly from rain, snow or sleet. coach roof (also trunk): the cabin roof, raised above the deck to provide headroom in the cabin.
clove hitch -- two half hitches
Coach roof Also trunk. The cabin roof, raised above the deck to provide headroom in the cabin.
coaming -- the raised border around the cockpit, or a hatch to keep out water.
 See also: Hitch, Line, Rope, Mast, Point
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