Rigging alternatives

[AHPP]

Maybe it is stronger but this is strong enough.

[sime42]

Dunno, I've fallen into the Rabbit Hole anyway.

 

Eskimo bowline - Wikipedia

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Always been interested in this variant.

 

 

 

[Mick Dempsey]

Tail outside is sometimes called a ‘cowboy bowline’ across the pond.

Its what I use and encourage anyone I’m teaching to use it as I think it’s tidier looking, the loop is cleaner and is visually easier to hook onto stuff.

[Rich Rule]

10 hours ago, sime42 said:

Is there a reason for that alternative version of Bowline?

He is Mexican.

[Rich Rule]

9 hours ago, AHPP said:

 

That’s my usual rigging knot btw. Quantum rabbit bowline. 

Why would you do that?  Is it really necessary?

 

I would do a bowline on a bite for heavy pulls or towing but not for rigging.

I just use a double fisherman’s knot with the krab.  When it is cinshed up (sp) it helps to hold the krab in position and you wouldn’t have to meddle about with the orientation and gate mechanism when you’re at a funny angle.

[AHPP]

It’s no harder to tie and I like the stopper there. Seems to rub itself loose less than when in the loop. Plus if the stopper did come out, the main knot is way harder to shake apart like that. 

[peds]

 

There's something to be said for the redundancy of having two loops right up at the sharp end of the system, even on a single line. 

[AHPP]

I’ve never felt the need for any clever bollocks clipping different things to each one. Maybe it’s a bit of cut resistance (redundancy). Main thing is I just like it. 

[Joe Newton]

21 hours ago, AHPP said:

 

That’s excellent. Cheers. 

20 hours ago, AHPP said:

 

 

Have you ever tried two in series? Like main point and redirect, both beckethreaded.

No I haven't. Reckon you could possibly end up with too much friction though. Give it a try.

 

Just another useful tool in the bag. 

[AHPP]

Realised after I said it that it would add way more and lose the slickness on the up because one is going to feed into the other from the side, not underneath.

 

It's just a very neat trick with one. Not a big system thing.

Edited February 3 by AHPP