[Rhodes22-list] Zoom Dinghy Knot was Splices and knots

[Steve Alm]

Todd,
Way to go, man!  Yes, that's it exactly.  I tie it a little
differently--instead of forming the second bite, I just reach through the
first bite and grab the standing line and take it through...etc.  But the
end result is the same.  Definitely a good one for robbing banks.  8-)
Slim

On 2/20/04 9:32 AM, "Todd Tavares" <sprocket80 at mail.com> wrote:

> 
>  Slim,
>  Could you be describing a ""highway man's hitch"? It is so named
>  because bank robbers in the old west would use this knot instead of a
>  clove hitch to tie their horses to the hitching post.
>  [1]http://www.iland.net/~jbritton/highwaymanshitch.htm
> 
>  Todd
> 
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Steve Alm
>  Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 04:19:39 -0600
>  To: Rhodes
>  Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Zoon Dinghy Knot was Splices and knots
>> Nope. Oh well, never mind... 8-)
>> Slim
>> 
>> On 2/20/04 4:11 AM, "Steve Alm" wrote:
>> 
>>> Trying another way of attaching the draw document...
>>> 
>>> On 2/20/04 4:03 AM, "Steve Alm" wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Thanks, Mark, I love learning new knots--must be the boy scout in
>  me 8-)
>>>> and that's a great site.
>>>> 
>>>> Allow me to share one that many probably don't know because it
>  isn't in any
>>>> of the books and they might find pretty handy--the Zoom Dinghy
>  Knot:
>>>> 
>>>> Origin: Taught to me by my friend, Judy--boat co-owner and former
>  cruiser.
>> ; >> She met the owner of the S/V Zoom in the Caribbean. He had a
>  dinghy. When
>>>> you're stepping in and out of the dinghy, it always seems like
>  you have your
>>>> arms full--gas cans, groceries, gear; he wanted a slippery,
>  one-handed knot
>>>> that would release his dinghy painter, but still be secure enough
>  to tie up
>>>> with.
>>>> 
>>>> Uses: This is a magic knot. It's very secure and at the same
>  time, the
>>>> slipperiest knot you've ever seen. It can be used anywhere that
>  you might
>>>> want a quick and easy release. One tug on the pigtail makes this
>  knot
>>>> literally fly apart, off it's post, yet it holds it's payload
>  like a champ
>>>> until you give it the one-handed release.
>>>> 
>>>> I'm attaching a very crude drawing--it ain't gonna win no graphic
>  design
>>>> awards, but I think you'll be able to get it with a little
>  practice. As
>>>> you're tying the knot, you reach through the loops and say, "Take
>  the long
>>>> and pull the short; Take the short and pull the long."
>>>> To untie this knot, just give a tug on the short (bitter) end and
>  it flies
>>>> apart.
>>>> 
>>>> Hope this attachment works.
>>>> 
>>>> Slim
>>>> 
>>>> P.S. Stay tuned for the "Flying Bowline"
>>>> 
>>>> On 2/19/04 1:12 PM, "Mark Kaynor" wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I just got these two links from the Tayana list - very cool
>  sites.
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.neropes.com/splice/default.htm
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.grogono.com/knot/
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Mark Kaynor
>>>>> 
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