Poppy Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 I bet most of you b****rs don't have a clue what this is about 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 I think they must all have slip on shoes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maysailor Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 King of the Knots 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpy Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 I think someone is going loopy here lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 A Bowline, a Figure of Eight, how to tie shoes and how to tie a tie all feature Rabbit rhymes. From what I remember as my sons are now 44 and 42 the shoe tying one is a bit harsh as to finish you "Pull his Ears" really hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Agree a bowline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshman Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Some of us can tie a bowline in the dark too, and without muttering a nursery rhyme, or whatever it is!!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 1 minute ago, marshman said: Some of us can tie a bowline in the dark too, and without muttering a nursery rhyme, or whatever it is!!! Ideally behind your back and in a cold shower with the kids or the wife yelling in your ear and the floor at 90 degrees! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshman Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Cannot comply with the "wife" bit though - I can see a distinct problem with that bit!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wussername Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 If you can't tie knots tie lotsSeems to work for our holiday makers.Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app 2 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 You've been watching ' Pub and Paddle' tie up on Rivergreen at Thorpe haven't you. Colin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 51 minutes ago, Wussername said: If you can't tie knots tie lots Seems to work for our holiday makers. Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app And wrapping the rope around and around the mooring post untill you run out doesn't count as 'tieing a knot. Seen that lots too 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Knots play a big part in the Fire Service and so tying a bowline around someone from behind (oi) whilst blindfolded formed part of my recruits course and early days, along with the muttering of the rhyme to completely throw me out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coryton Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Wussername said: If you can't tie knots tie lots Seems to work for our holiday makers. I've certainly been guilty of that. But I've been reading up on knots so I can do it right. It all seems very simple. There are only three knots you need to know for boating. It's just that different sources list different sets of three. Also, it's very clear that a clove hitch is the best way to tie your boat up, or alternatively is the work of the devil and should never be relied on. Isn't the internet wonderful? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 37 minutes ago, Coryton said: There are only three knots you need to know for boating. The 'bowline', the 'clove hitch' and the 'get knotted'? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twowrights Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 5 hours ago, Wussername said: If you can't tie knots tie lots Seems to work for our holiday makers. Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app It certainly worked for us! We'll practice more for next year though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Uncle Albert was very much into knotting, hitching, splicing and pioneering (building structures out of logs and rope such as towers, bridges, death slides). In his last year when he was at the day centre it was a comical sight to see him sat in the 'knitting circle' with the old ladies. While they were busy knitting, dropping and pearling, Uncle Albert was sat splicing rope with his huge, murderous looking rope knife. One of his favourite pastimes while mooring up was tying the boat up with a variety of different lockable slip knots. My favourite of his mooring knots was the 'finger trapper'. He reserved this knot for mooring in places where people tend to play with the mooring warps of boats when they've had a few shandies. Anyone undoing a 'finger trapper' without knowing how to undo it, would get a very painful rap across their fingers from a hidden counterweight up the line and the boat would remain safely secured. I have to admit I don't have any of Uncle Albert's skill with rope but he did teach me rope work and pioneering, much of which I used on a daily basis out in the field and adapted to my career in archaeology. Consequently many of the knots I use will not be instantly recognisable. My round turn and two half hitches confuses the Rangers as I double the rope back on itself before making the knot. I often use a locking highwayman's hitch which really throws some people. My hitches may not be those recommended by the experts but they work for me. They are strong, easily tied and easily undone when needed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrundallNavy Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Lots of candidates for Dave’s rope tying challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 It's all in here, folks, read and inwardly digest by next Thursday! https://www.liendoanaulac.org/space/references/training/Ashley_Book_Knots.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 13 hours ago, Coryton said: I've certainly been guilty of that. But I've been reading up on knots so I can do it right. It all seems very simple. There are only three knots you need to know for boating. It's just that different sources list different sets of three. Also, it's very clear that a clove hitch is the best way to tie your boat up, or alternatively is the work of the devil and should never be relied on. Isn't the internet wonderful? So long as it doesn't jam, which can be a problem especially when mooring at the top of a falling tide ! Check out 'round turn and two half hitches' . Very easy to both tie and untie. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 49 minutes ago, Timbo said: Uncle Albert was very much into knotting, hitching, splicing and pioneering (building structures out of logs and rope such as towers, bridges, death slides). In his last year when he was at the day centre it was a comical sight to see him sat in the 'knitting circle' with the old ladies. While they were busy knitting, dropping and pearling, Uncle Albert was sat splicing rope with his huge, murderous looking rope knife. One of his favourite pastimes while mooring up was tying the boat up with a variety of different lockable slip knots. My favourite of his mooring knots was the 'finger trapper'. He reserved this knot for mooring in places where people tend to play with the mooring warps of boats when they've had a few shandies. Anyone undoing a 'finger trapper' without knowing how to undo it, would get a very painful rap across their fingers from a hidden counterweight up the line and the boat would remain safely secured. I have to admit I don't have any of Uncle Albert's skill with rope but he did teach me rope work and pioneering, much of which I used on a daily basis out in the field and adapted to my career in archaeology. Consequently many of the knots I use will not be instantly recognisable. My round turn and two half hitches confuses the Rangers as I double the rope back on itself before making the knot. I often use a locking highwayman's hitch which really throws some people. My hitches may not be those recommended by the experts but they work for me. They are strong, easily tied and easily undone when needed. Round turn and two half hitches on the bight - the one I always use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracie Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 18 hours ago, Poppy said: I bet most of you b****rs don't have a clue what this is about Knot a clue Pops 15 hours ago, Poppy said: And wrapping the rope around and around the mooring post untill you run out doesn't count as 'tieing a knot. Seen that lots too Works for me Grace 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Round turn and two half hitches is the only one I know with confidence. A guy at a boatyard once showed my Mrs this thing where you do something like put one piece of rope under the other then twist over the mooring pole and pull. She always complains about my round turn and two half hitches when untying but I think that's because she likes to think that she's more of an old salty sea dog than me ☺ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coryton Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Ray said: Round turn and two half hitches is the only one I know with confidence. A guy at a boatyard once showed my Mrs this thing where you do something like put one piece of rope under the other then twist over the mooring pole and pull. Sounds like one method of doing a clove hitch. 2 hours ago, Poppy said: Check out 'round turn and two half hitches' . Very easy to both tie and untie. Yes I can do one of those. Not very difficult, and not far off what I would probably have done if I hadn't had any information. I did find a video showing the "correct" way to tie a boat up on the Broads, which turned out to be a clove hitch. It started by dismissing a beginner's effort as "a few turns and a twist", which looked as if it just needed another half hitch to be perfectly servicable. 2 hours ago, JennyMorgan said: It's all in here, folks, read and inwardly digest by next Thursday! https://www.liendoanaulac.org/space/references/training/Ashley_Book_Knots.pdf Ah that will keep me occupied for a while. I was amused by a recent episode of "Death in Paradise" where the detective had decided to get a boat. He was briefly seen consulting a rather tatty copy of Ashley's Book of Knots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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