Uses:
A loop formed by a half hitch
around a bight in the standing
part of the rope used to temporarily hold a toggle (a Marlin
Spike) so that a rope can be pulled tight; as in a mooring
hitch that can be dropped over the end of a stake or pole; and
to hold the rungs of a rope ladder.
Instructions:1) Form an overhand
loop. 2) Form a bight in the standing part. 3)
Pass the bight under and through the overhand loop. 4) Pass
the eye over the Marlin Spike (or
ladder rung). 5) Pull the hitch tight.
Notes: A secure temporary hitch that can be
easily spilled by removing the toggle. The Marlin Spike Hitch gets
it name from the practice of using it around a Marlin Spike or
similar tool to tighten knots and servicing.
Instructions:
1) Form an