Index of animated boating knots. this page provides an index of animated boating knots. above, the photo of each knot is a link to its interactive step by step animation. the picture on the right shows all of these knots for a quick reference. welcome to boating knots. This is a youtube channel created specifically as an "encyclopedia of popular knots" it's created for introduction, to our viewers, of the most popular knots such as : fishing knots, boating knots. 10 essential knots for a sailor. not too long ago, there was a discussion on the open boat yahoo group about what members considered their 10 essential knots when sailing. opinions varied but lists of important knots were very similar. i guess needs are similar..
These are five of the most common and most usable knots to use when tying up your boat. bowline. one of the most useful knots to use to tie up your boat is the bowline. this knot creates a loop at the end of the rope allowing it to easily tie off the boat on anything sturdy. a knot that is quite easy to tie and untie when needed, this. Boating knots. rope knots, sailing and boating go hand in hand. in fact most knots trace back to the early days of sail. for example, the buntline hitch was used to secure buntline to the foot of the sails on square-rigged ships. mouse over a knot name in the list below to see a description of that knot.. This is a short video to help those who have seen many of my past videos where i use a bowline knot. this is the most useful knot you will ever learn..