Mooring Hitch
(Also Known As: Draw Hitch or
Highwayman's Hitch)
Uses:
To securely tie off a rope so that it can be quickly untied,
especially a small boat to a piling or dock.
Instructions:1) Take a bight
around an object. 2) Form an underhand
loop in the running end. 3) Place the eye of the
underhand loop over the standing
part. 4) Pull a bight of the standing part through
the eye of the underhand loop. 5)
Pull the underhand loop tight around the bight. 6)
Place the running part under the new eye formed. 7) Pull a bight of the
running part through the eye of the standing part. 8)
Pull on the standing part to tighten the
hitch.
Notes: A secure knot that is easily tied or
untied in wet or dry rope; when properly tied a non closing loop is
formed which allows the hitch to move up or down a piling as the
water level changes.
Instructions:
1) Take a