Knots Flashcards
(58 cards)
1
Q
Back splice
A
Dead end a line
2
Q
Barrel hitch
A
Hoisting objects on ship
3
Q
Bowline
A
- Tie on to cleat, secure line to piling
- It’s a fix, can come undone after tension
4
Q
Running bowline
A
- Cinch
5
Q
Bowline on a bight
A
Harness for legs
6
Q
Clove hitch cast
A
- Secure boat fast
7
Q
Cat’s Paw
A
Not sure
8
Q
Clove hitch
A
- Not sure
9
Q
Constrictor Knot
A
Secure…?
10
Q
Crown knot
A
- Start a back splice
11
Q
Eye Splice - 3 strand
A
12
Q
Figure of 8
A
- Stopper knot
13
Q
Figure of 8 double bight
A
- Harness
14
Q
Figure of 8 double bend
A
- Approved for safety of life
- Joining 2 lines
15
Q
Fisherman’s bend - anchor knot
A
1.
16
Q
Flemish eye in wire rope
A
17
Q
Heaving line bend
A
- Attach to large line
18
Q
Heaving line knot
A
- Throw to someone
19
Q
Monkey’s fist
A
1.
20
Q
Reef or Square Knot
A
- Sail
21
Q
Rolling hitch
A
22
Q
Round turn and 2 half hitches
A
- Tie to fender
23
Q
Sewing stitches
A
24
Q
Sheep shank
A
25
Sheet Bend
1. Tie 2 lines of different diameter
26
Sheet Bend double
1. For connecting large lines, different diameter (often slippery)
27
Short splice
1. Join 2 lines
28
Sliding hitch/Prussik
29
Stopper Knot
30
Thumb knot (overhand)
31
Trucker's Hitch
32
Lash down a barrel
33
Whipping - sailmaker's
34
Whipping - simple
35
Wire swaging
36
Zeppelin knot
1. Shorten line without damaging
37
Mousing
38
Modern whipping
39
Securing to a cleat
40
Technique on sharpening personal knives
41
Surgeon's knot
For mousing
42
Eye splice thimble
43
Eye splice on nylon rope
44
Eye splice for breaking test
45
Long splice
46
Short splice on a bight
47
4 types of rope
1. Manilla
2. Nylon
3. Polypropylene
4. Steel (Dynima, Amsteel)
48
Manilla: advantages and disadvantages
1. Sinks
2. Not as strong as the others
3.
49
Nylon: advantages and disadvantages
50
Polypro: advantages and disadvantages
51
Dynima: advantages and disadvantages
52
1 m
= 100 cm
= 1000 mm
53
1 foot
= 12 inches
54
1 inch = ___ cm
254
55
Herringbone stitch
- decorative
- not as strong as straight stitch (straight stitch is used for hems)
56
6 ways ropes can be damaged
1. Abrasion
2. UV
3. Crushing
4. Cut fibers
5. Paint/oil/grease/melting
6. High stranding (shock loading)
57
Shackles
1. Boat
2. D
3. Pins need to stay with their shackle
4. Certified if has colored pin
58
1 fathom = ___ feet
6
