[Alberg30] Bosuns Chair

[Bill Blevins]

You are right. The "figure-8 follow-through" is not actually a knot, it's a loop so once you pass something through the hole in the loop, the loop can't come undone.

We use that too instead of tying a bowline.

Bill Blevins, SABRINA #158

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On Friday, Oct 18, 2002, at 08:25AM, Michael <dickdurk at intercom.net> wrote:

>> It is much safer and weakens the
>line less than a bowline.
>
>I have never heard this before. I've always been taught the only knot
>stronger than a bowline is a short splice.
>
>Michael
>#220
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>> I have only one thing to say about this, which hasn't already been said:
>>
>> If your halyard is not spliced to the shackle, you should use a figure-8
>> follow-through knot to tie it onto the bosun's chair. This knot is used
>> by climbers for securing  belay lines. It is much safer and weakens the
>> line less than a bowline. A bowline is better for tying the head of the
>> sail on, because it's small, but when your life is, literally, on the
>> line, you want to have the safest, strongest knot. You can find a
>> diagram of this knot on the internet somewhere. every climber knows how
>> to tie it.
>>
>> Also, climbing harnesses are much more comfortable and safer for going
>> aloft than your average bosun's chair, IMHO.
>>
>> J Bergquist
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