knots

Question 1

what are some uses for a bowline

Answer 1

tying up to a bolard or pillar
Tying sheets to sails or other items
forming loop in end of a rope

Question 2

what is a reef not used for

Answer 2

joing together 2 ends of a rope

often used for tying down the bunt during refing

Question 3

Danger of using a reef knot

Answer 3

can slip under tention

Question 4

What is the use for round turn and 2 half hitches

Answer 4

Tying up to a post, ring or anything else you can put a rope around
secure fenders to a guard rail
Tie up a tow, as it can be undone under tension

Question 5

What can a rolling hitch be used for

Answer 5

Snubbing the anchor
reliving tention from another line
also good for tying up to bolards

Question 6

what is a clove hitched used for

Answer 6

tying up to a post, tying a tow on, or attaching fenders to the guardrail

Question 7

Sheet bend

Answer 7

used for tying two ropes together, can be used on a rope of different diameter

Question 8

double sheet bend

Answer 8

a more secure version of a sheet bend, used for tying two ropes of different diameters together.

Question 9

Figure of Eight

Answer 9

Used as a stopper not, or to create a grip point in a rope

Question 10

What are cleats used for

Answer 10

tying up to a dock or jetty

Question 11

What are the properties of Kevlar rope

Answer 11

Very strong for its diamiter, will not streach

Question 12

what are the properties of polyproperyne rope

Answer 12

Streaches, but floats, so good for rope that would end up in the water, for example a dan boy

Question 13

What are the proerties of nylon

Answer 13

streaches so can aborb force from anchoring, tying up or towing, also sinks so good for anchoring as it wont get caught in the propellor

Question 14

What are the advantages of a bowline

Answer 14

When used for tying up to a shore cleat it cannot be easily undone under pressure.
Does not easily shake out when used for tying sheets to the clue of the jib or genoa.

Question 15

What are the disadvantages of a bowline

Answer 15

Not easily undone under pressure so should not be used if this requirement is a possibility.

Question 16

What are the advantages of a clove hitch

Answer 16

Easy to adjust when used for hanging fenders although an extra half hitch for security is good practice.
Very quick way of tying off to a bollard when conditions require it.

Question 17

What are the disadvantages of a clove hitch

Answer 17

Not easily undone under pressure.

Question 18

What are the advantages of a rolling hitch

Answer 18

If a line cannot be undone because it is under tension a rolling hitch can be put around the line and the standing part taken to a winch to release the tension on the line
Useful for snubbing the anchor.

Question 19

What are the disadvantages of a rolling hitch

Answer 19

difficult to undo under pressure

Question 20

What are the advantages of a Reef knot

Answer 20

Easy to adjust, tension and simple to use.

Question 21

What are the disadvantages of a reef knot

Answer 21

can slip

Question 22

What are the advantages of a sheet bend

Answer 22

Easy to adjust and simple to use

Question 23

What are the disadvantages of a sheet bend

Answer 23

Can slip or shake out

Question 24

What are the advantages of a double sheet bend

Answer 24

easy to adjust and simple to use

Question 25

What are the disadvantages of a double sheet bend

Answer 25

can shake out

Question 26

what are the advantages of a round turn and two half hitches

Answer 26

easy to tie and can be undone under pressure

Question 27

what are the disadvantages of a round turn two half hitches

Answer 27

can be undone under pressure, possibly by vandals if used to moor a vessel to an open quay