Continuous ring hitching

Continuous ring hitching
Names	Continuous ring hitching, Single ringbolt hitching
Category	Hitch
Related	Alternate ring hitching
Typical use	To prevent damage from the ring
ABoK	#3602

Continuous ring hitching, also known as Single ringbolt hitching, is a series of identical hitches made around a ring. This is considered the simplest form of Ringbolt hitching.^[1] Covering a ring in hitching can prevent damage if the ring is likely to chafe or strike against something, such as a mooring line or mast.

See also

• List of knots

References

1. ^ Clifford W. Ashley, The Ashley Book of Knots (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 569.