I didn't spend much time comparing resources and references so take it for what it's worth but the website below did some tests and found the bowline reduced strength by ~60% where as the double fish knot broke at ~75%. I'm not sure exactly what a double fish knot is compared to any of the other knots. Interestingly I was always taught that climers and confined space rescuer use a figue eight (reweave or on a bite) instead of a bowline because of its retained strength. It's a interesting read at least.
http://caves.org/section/vertical/nh/50/knotrope-hold.html Josh On Thu, Feb 1, 2018, 10:49 PM Rick Brass via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I couldn’t help but chuckle because I’ve been tying the Halyard Hitch, > Jeanneau Variant since I was about 12.. Except what I’ve always used it for > is to tie the monofilament leader onto a fly when fly casting. The knot > (bend actually) that I learned takes two passes through the eye of the hook > and then is tied like the Jeanneau bend. And when I learned it from my > Grandfather it was called a fisherman’s bend. > > > > And, BTW, one of the reasons the bowline is the most basic knot taught in > the US Power Squadron and CG Auxilliary basic seamanship classes is – > according to the course material – that it retains around 90% of the > strength of the line you are using and is the highest among the common > knots and bends. > > > > Rick Brass > > Washington, NC > > > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Patrick > Davin via CnC-List > *Sent:* Thursday, February 1, 2018 6:02 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Patrick Davin <jda...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Masthead sheaves C&C 37+ > > > > I couldn't help but chuckle that Jeanneau owners are claiming to have > invented / named this knot. It's just the halyard hitch with a different > finish. So perhaps it should be called halyard hitch, Jeanneau variant? > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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