Knots and Lines
A line set in advance and attached to the crown of an anchor
What is a Trip Line?
A general term for cordage on a boat
What is a line?
Used to attach a line to a cleat
What is a cleat hitch?
The loose end of a line that carries no load
What is the bitter end?
This common line material has good strength and high stretch
What is nylon line?
No more than 20% of breaking strength of a line
What is Safe Working Load?
This line is used to prevent a moored boat from moving forward or backward while at berth
What is a spring line?
This knot is used to fasten two identical ends together in a non-critical application.
What is square knot or reef knot?
This is used to attach a line to a post or pile
What is a clove hitch?
The end of the line used to tie the knot, bend, or hitch
What is the working end?
A knot used to put a loop in a line
What is a bowline?
What is a sheet bend?
Dacron braid line, that is strong with medium to low stretch, is often used as this on cruising sailboats
What are sheets?
High stretch line that floats
What polypropylene line?
A line used to extract an anchor that is difficult to raise
What is a Trip Line?
This line, with high strength and moderate stretch, is often used for this
What is anchor rode?
A low stretch line that floats and is made of polypropylene braid would be good for this activity
What is water skiing?
A way to put a stopper or lump in the end of a line
What is a figure eight knot?
A line routed from a secure bow tie down to a secure stern tie
What is a jack line?
Laid nylon line with good strength and high stretch is a great option for these commonly used lines
What are dock lines?
This term describes three stranded twisted line
What is laid line?
This relatively new line configuration has a wear resistant cover over a core bundle
What is parallel core line?
This line has good strength and low stretch. It is often used as sheet on a sailboat
What is polyester Dacron line?
This is used to permanently fasten two lines together
What is a line splice.
This line, with very low stretch and very high strength, is often used on racing sailboats for halyards
What is Kevlar Parallel core?