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The gripping sailor's hitch is a secure, jam-proof
Image:bobmcgrsailorgrip1.jpg, Make 5 turns around the object at opposite side of to the pull direction of the standing part, then cross the standing part to the pull direction and make one more turn
Image:bobmcgrsailorgrip2.jpg, Cross back over the standing part in front, as you change the turn direction to opposite the wraps, come through from the back, and pass under the standing part (following the pen in pic).
Image:bobmcgrsailorgrip3.jpg, Tighten up before loading...
Image:bobmcgrsailorgrip4.jpg, When pulled to the side opposite the 5 turns, this hitch will hold...
Video: Tying the Gripping Sailor's Hitch
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The gripping sailor's hitch is a secure, jam-proof friction hitch
Friction is the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and material elements sliding against each other. Types of friction include dry, fluid, lubricated, skin, and internal -- an incomplete list. The study of t ...
used to tie one rope to another, or a rope to a pole, boom, spar, etc., when the pull is lengthwise along the object. It will even grip a tapered object, such as a marlin spike, in the direction of taper, similar to the Icicle hitch
An icicle is a spike of ice formed when water falling from an object freezes. Formation and dynamics
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, and it is much superior to the rolling hitch
The rolling hitch is a knot (see also Magnus hitch) used to attach a rope to a rod, pole, or another rope. A simple friction hitch, it is used for lengthwise pull along an object rather than at right angles. The rolling hitch is designed to re ...
for that purpose.
Tying
See also
*List of knots
This list of knots includes many alternative names for common knots and lashings. Knot names have evolved over time, and there are many conflicting or confusing naming issues. The overhand knot, for example, is also known as the thumb knot. The ...
*Sailor's hitch
The sailor's hitch is a secure, jam-proof hitch knot. A hitch knot is a type of knot that has the ability to fit to the size and shape of an object that it is being tied to.
The sailor's hitch is similar in function and appearance to the swing ...
*Sailor's knot
The Carrick bend, also known as the Sailor's breastplate, is a knot used for joining two lines. It is particularly appropriate for very heavy rope or cable that is too large and stiff to be easily formed into other common bends.Geoffrey Budworth, ...
*List of friction hitch knots
A list is a Set (mathematics), set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of t ...
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Video: Tying the Gripping Sailor's Hitch
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