Boom hitch

Boom hitch

knot-details


name=Boom hitch
names=
type=hitch
origin=Described by Ashley in 1944
related=
releasing=
strength=high
uses=robust attachment to a foundation
caveat=
The boom hitch is a type of knot. It is a rather robust and secure method of attaching a line, or rope to a fixed object like a pipe, post, or sail boom. [Geoffrey Budworth, "The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Knots & Ropework" (Anness Publishing Ltd., 1999,2007), 96.]

This hitch is fairly quick and simple to tie. It can be finished with a slip, that is, a bight tucked under rather than the whole line pulled through in the last step. This will make it easier to untie.

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External links

* [http://www.rawfaith.org/index.php?pid=29 A sailor's comparison of knots including the boom hitch.]


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