cleat hitch

{{Short description|Type of hitch knot}}

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| name = Cleat hitch

| names = cleat knot, cleat tie

| type = hitch

| origin = nautical

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The cleat hitch is a knot for securely attaching a rope to a cleat.

Tying

The hitch begins with a dead turn around the cleat then continues forming an “8”. The hitch is finished with an inverted half hitch.

File:Cleat 01 fr.jpg|A dead turn

File:Cleat 02.jpg|We cross by making an eight

File:Cleat 03.jpg|Prepare the reverse half hitch

File:Cleat 04.jpg|The finished knot

See also

Notes

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Bibliography

  • Ashley, Clifford W. (1993) [1944], The Ashley Book of Knots, New York: Doubleday, p. Dust jacket, {{ISBN|0-385-04025-3}} p.286
  • Compton, Nic (2013), The Knot Bible, The complete guide to knots and their uses, London: Adlard Coles Nautical, {{ISBN|978-1-4081-5476-2}} p.66
  • Soles, Clyde (2011), Backpacker magazine’s outdoor knots : the knots you need to know, Morris Book Publishing, LLC, {{ISBN|978-0-7627-5651-3}} p.72

References

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