The only knot you need.
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2025 8:47 pm
https://www.instructables.com/The-Only- ... d-to-know/
I’m embarrassed to say I’m crepe at remembering knots. For a bloke who’s been boating for well over half a century I’m doubly embarrassed. I can tie a bowline, reef and a passable truckie’s hitch but that’s about it. I have one fishing knot that does everything. And…dunno what it’s called.
One comment below the article on the referenced page above says it’s all muscle memory. As a guitar/bass player/teacher I have I think a workmanlike handle on muscle memory but I find knots need roadmaps, so I’m calling bs on that. How the bell blokes who invented them did it has me stuffed. Yachtsman I used to work with showed me an icicle hitch which will allow you to hang off an inverted cone.
Black magic!!
Anyway the link above was very helpful, hope you all find it the same.
I’m embarrassed to say I’m crepe at remembering knots. For a bloke who’s been boating for well over half a century I’m doubly embarrassed. I can tie a bowline, reef and a passable truckie’s hitch but that’s about it. I have one fishing knot that does everything. And…dunno what it’s called.
One comment below the article on the referenced page above says it’s all muscle memory. As a guitar/bass player/teacher I have I think a workmanlike handle on muscle memory but I find knots need roadmaps, so I’m calling bs on that. How the bell blokes who invented them did it has me stuffed. Yachtsman I used to work with showed me an icicle hitch which will allow you to hang off an inverted cone.
Black magic!!
Anyway the link above was very helpful, hope you all find it the same.