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{{Shortcut|[[Bowline on a Bight]]}}[[Image:Bowline_on_a_Bight.gif|frame|left|Bowline on a Bight]] | {{Shortcut|[[Bowline on a Bight]]}}[[Image:Bowline_on_a_Bight.gif|frame|left|Bowline on a Bight]] | ||
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* [[Ordinary|Sea Scout Ordinary]] #:7. [[Overhand Knot]] - [[Stevedore's Knot]] - [[Bowline on a Bight]] - [[Timber Hitch]] - [[Rolling Hitch]] - [[Marline Hitch]] - [[Midshipman's Hitch]] - [[Double Bowline]] | * [[Ordinary|Sea Scout Ordinary]] #:7. [[Overhand Knot]] - [[Stevedore's Knot]] - [[Bowline on a Bight]] - [[Timber Hitch]] - [[Rolling Hitch]] - [[Marline Hitch]] - [[Midshipman's Hitch]] - [[Double Bowline]] | ||
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| + | Start the bowline on a bight by tying a [[bowline]] using a loop (bight) instead of a single rope. Make the overhand loop as normal and bring the bight through and around the entire knot and tighten securely before putting weight on it. | ||
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==Cleat Hitch== | ==Cleat Hitch== | ||
Revision as of 17:55, June 5, 2009
Special Knots, and Advanced Knots, for Wolf, Bear, Webelos, Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class.
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Here are knots for the Boy Scout Small-Boat Sailing merit badge as well as Sea Scout Able, Apprentice and Ordinary ranks. The square knot, bowline, clove hitch, two half hitches, and figure eight are included in the Boy Scout Knots page.
Bowline on a Bight
Bowline on a Bight
- Also see: Bowline and Double Bowline.
The bowline on a bight is a rescue knot with two loops to support a person.
- Required for
- Sea Scout Ordinary #:7. Overhand Knot - Stevedore's Knot - Bowline on a Bight - Timber Hitch - Rolling Hitch - Marline Hitch - Midshipman's Hitch - Double Bowline
- Instructions
Start the bowline on a bight by tying a bowline using a loop (bight) instead of a single rope. Make the overhand loop as normal and bring the bight through and around the entire knot and tighten securely before putting weight on it.
The Bowline on a Bight is one of the Forty knots.
Cleat Hitch
Cleat Hitch
Required for:
- Small-Boat Sailing #7a: Square (Reef) Knot - Clove Hitch - Two Half Hitches - Bowline - Cleat Hitch - Figure Eight
- Sea Scout Apprentice #5. Square Knot - Bowline - Clove Hitch - Sheet Bend - Two Half Hitches - Figure Eight - Cleat Hitch
- Sea Scout Ordinary #:7. Overhand Knot - Stevedore's Knot - Bowline on a Bight - Timber Hitch - Rolling Hitch - Marline Hitch - Midshipman's Hitch - Double Bowline
Double Bowline
Double Bowline (French Bowline)
- Also see Bowline and Bowline on a bight.
- The Double Bowline is also called the French Bowline.
- Required for
- Sea Scout Ordinary #:7. Overhand Knot - Stevedore's Knot - Bowline on a Bight - Timber Hitch - Rolling Hitch - Marline Hitch - Midshipman's Hitch - Double Bowline
- Lesson Vides
Figure Eight
Figure Eight knot
- Also see: Figure eight follow-through, Figure eight on a bight, Figure eight on bend, and Figure six knot
- Required for
- Small-Boat Sailing #7a, Sea Scout Apprentice #5.
- Instructions
- Loop over the top. Loop under. Go down through the hole. Pull tight.
- Lesson Videos
Marline Hitch
Marline Hitch
- Required for
- Sea Scout Ordinary #:7. Overhand Knot - Stevedore's Knot - Bowline on a Bight - Timber Hitch - Rolling Hitch - Marline Hitch - Midshipman's Hitch - Double Bowline
Midshipman's Hitch
Midshipman's Hitch
- Required for
- Sea Scout Ordinary #:7. Overhand Knot - Stevedore's Knot - Bowline on a Bight - Timber Hitch - Rolling Hitch - Marline Hitch - Midshipman's Hitch - Double Bowline
Rolling Hitch
Rolling Hitch
- Required for
- Sea Scout Ordinary #:7. Overhand Knot - Stevedore's Knot - Bowline on a Bight - Timber Hitch - Rolling Hitch - Marline Hitch - Midshipman's Hitch - Double Bowline
- Video Lessons
Stevedores Knot
Stevedores Knot
- Required for
- Sea Scout Ordinary #:7. Overhand Knot - Stevedore's Knot - Bowline on a Bight - Timber Hitch - Rolling Hitch - Marline Hitch - Midshipman's Hitch - Double Bowline
External links
- Animated Knots: Basic Scout Knots - Forty Scout knots - Special Knots - Sailing knots - Fishing knots - Folsoms Knots - Animatedknots.com - Great Animations - More Animated Knots - More great Animated Knots - Still more - Knot Videos - Basics Videos - Basics2
- Other Knot Links: Advanced knots - Ropers Knots Page - Climbing Knots - Fishing knots - Knots Index
- Notable Knot Index - shows quick method of tying
- Hitch Knots - including instructions
- All lower rank knots
(2MB PDF)
- When to use knots lashings (152K PDF)
- Sea Scout Knots
- The Notable Knot Index
