running bowline - A type of knot that tightens under load. It is formed by running the standing line through the loop formed in a regular bowline.
RUNNING BOWLINE
It is made by passing the end of a rope round its standing part and forming a bowline as above.
BOWLINE ON A BIGHT ...
Bowline:
A knot use to form an eye or loop at the end of a rope. A knot with many uses, it is simple and strong, its loop will not slip, and it is easily untied after being exposed to a strain. also see Running Bowline.
also see Running Bowline.
Bowse - To pull downward on a rope or fall in order to provide more tautness. Heave means an upward pull and Haul means a horizontal pull.
 See also: Run, Tiller, Light, Deck, Sailing
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