[624203]

need help learning different boat knots. just bought my first boat took power squadron course but they did not teach us knots. any book recomendations ?

 

[MeanBean]

Lesson 1 on a boat it is called a line not rope.

 

[MeanBean]

try chapmans or i have seen plenty of cheap books on shelves dealing with knots,i think it is hard to learn from a flat picture finding a salt to teach you would be alot better i think

 

[H2O lover]

knots

Whaler,

Find a cub scout or Boy Scout handbook they'll teach you more than you want to know.

john

 

[St. George]

Knots

I learned mine in the Boy scouts and the Scout manual will do it. Concentrate on the boline. clove hitch., half hitch, and sheet bend.
When I tought knots, I made scouts practice by feel so they could do them blindfolded. The time your most likely to need a knot is on a dark night.

The power sqadron teaches knots in the seamanship course along with alot of other very useful stuff. Give them a call.

Good luck with the new boat.
George

 

[616787]

WHALER - if you like, PM me with your email address, and I'll send you an MS Word document with pictures and instructions for tying all of the important boating knots.

 

[JakeP]

knot link

Whaler,
Heres a link to some animated knots I used to help the scouts and myself.
http://www.troop9.org/?s=knots/index
JP

 

[seaslug44]

What size boat did you buy? The reason why I ask is that the diameter of the line you are using will dictate which knots you'll need to learn. If it's a small to mid-sized boat, you'll need to learn how to correctly secure a figure eight knot to a cleat. Also, line selection is just as important to learn (not all materials/diameters behave the same).

Let us know and we'll help you out.