Name this knot, please

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saintpeter
saintpeter
VIC
125 posts
VIC, 125 posts
17 Jan 2017 11:45pm
I have been tying this hitch for some time, but do not know its name! I have been calling it my coaming hitch, because I use it mainly for securing the bitter end for tying loads on trucks, etc. It holds to a round anchor, as shown, far better than a clove hitch. In any case I don't often use a clove hitch for sailing, usually preferring the assurance of a bowline, halyard hitch or double figure-eight, etc.
MEGAMAX
MEGAMAX
WA
83 posts
WA, 83 posts
17 Jan 2017 9:36pm
I name this knot 'Ralph". Ralph is in fact a hitch, known as a Ground Line Hitch. "It is a tried and tested hitch that has been used by cod fishermen on their trawl nets and as a picket line hitch by horse soldiers and wilderness pioneers." , "and is suitable for all kinds of cordage or other pliable materials" So sayeth my copy of The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Knots and Ropework. G. Budworth.

Looks quite useful. If you really want it to stay, use a contrictor knot.....
SandS
SandS
VIC
5904 posts
VIC, 5904 posts
18 Jan 2017 9:28pm
Nice Knott !
patrigo28
patrigo28
35 posts
35 posts
18 Jan 2017 8:24pm
To me it looks like a Midshipmans Hitch gone wrong. The M's H is a better knot I reckon, as I have just tried them both-- but maybe it is a fair dinkum knot.
saintpeter
saintpeter
VIC
125 posts
VIC, 125 posts
19 Jan 2017 11:17pm
Thanks Mega.. Googling confirms that it is indeed a Groundline Hitch.. and nothing like a Midshipmans Hitch.
So henceforce I shall call it Ralph !!
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