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It depends on what you're trying to do. The best all around knot I've found is the bowline...holds fast is easy to untie, but again, there are others better suited to specific uses.
For instance a figure-eight knot is the most commonly used stopper knot. Slipping clove hitches are good for securing square sails when they've been furled. Daisy-chains are typically used when furling stay sails and jibs. A slipping half-hitch is usually used on gaff-rigged sails when furling. The list goes on, as it really does depend on the use. But I would say that if you only knew two, go with the bowline and figure-eight knot.
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I think I'd add in the Sheet Bend and the Sheepshank. Then Bowline on a Bight, and Prussic.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoIf there is a cleat available, the Cleat Hitch or Open Throat Cleat Hitch should be used. If there is no cleat, a post or piling is most likely available, and a couple of round turns on the post with 2 Half Hitches is quick and somewhat secure.
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What is the definition of freel?
A complex knot used for sail rigging on ships.
How Are Canvas Sheets Attached to Ships?
with sail stacks
What is the homonym for sale?
The homonym for sale is sail., meaning to travel by sailboat, or its fabric sheets.
What three things must a sailor be able to do before he can be rated an able seaman?
knot sew and sail
What does yeoman of the sheets mean?
In the Royal Navy, a Petty Officer in charge of the Sail Locker.
What is the name of the long pole to which you can attach a sail on a sailing ship?
Its called a mast. hope i helped :)
Where does the nautical term sheet come from?
a sheet or sceata in Anglo saxon was at first a sail or the lower part of a sail at least& indeed this sheet has the same source as a bed sheet the rope that controls a sail was known in those days as a sheet line or sceatline but by the early 14th century sheet lines began to lose their lines & became just sheets later sails stopped being called sheets & began to be called sails likely to distinguish them from their sheets
On a yacht wHat is a sheet?
On sailing vessels ropes are called sheets. The rope that is used to control the main sail, for example, is known as the main sheet. Ropes that control the jib sail are known as jib sheets, etc. The expression "three sheets to the wind" to describe someone who is inebriated, comes from the fact that if three of the ropes that control sails were loose and "to the wind" the vessel would be out of control.
How long does it take to sail 650 nautical miles at 10 knots?
Well, a knot is 1 nautical mile per hour.
How do you install a sail on a flexible furler?
I have a CDI furler on my jib and this is what works for that rig. If the plastic 'foil' is not installed yet you will have to release the bottom of the jib stay. Be sure to use a halyard in place of the stay to make sure the mast doesn't fall while the stay is disconnected. The foil slides over the jib stay with the integrated halyard roller on top. Attach an extra length of line to the halyard and tie the ends to the deck to avoid losing them aloft. After the foil is on, attach the stay to the roller drum which is attached to the jibstay chainplate. The furling line should be fully wound up around the drum. Attach the head of the sail to the halyard end that is on back of the foil i.e. the side with the sail track and loading slot. Attach the tack of the sail to the shackle on the drum. Hoist the sail while feeding the luff rope of the sail into the foil's sail track and then secure the halyard to the tack shackle. Pull the furling line and the sail will roll up on the foil.
What energy goes in and out of sail boats?
Wind. You can also attach a machine that spins in the wind, generating electrical power.
What are hanks on a sailboat?
A ring on a stay attached to the head of a jib or staysail. A device used to attach a jib sail to its rigging.
