Show 1 tOtE ENO NO v to COAT y roes RE END ND TO BOAT 0 rho fhe boaters boater's most common use useI I for line is tying up to a dock I To do the job like a real salt learn eatn these two simple hitches suggest Mercury outboard auth auth- authorities use the upper knot In Inthe inthe the Illustration to tie up to a cleat Pass the line around the cleat under both horns then diagonally across the top of the cleat and under the first horn Tuck the loose end under the line where it passes across the top The more pull by the boat the greater the holding bolding power of the yet hitch it can be loosened easily by tugging at the free end Use the other knot the clove hitch to tie up to posts or plies piles It consists of two loops with the free end tucked under Dont Don't use this hitch for perma- perma permanent permanent nent fastening since it may eventually slip |