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These articles show you how to choose the best marine knots for a specific application. Learn the fastest, easiest techniques to master knot tying.

Find more information on how to use deck equipment like boat cleats to keep your crew safe and injury-free.

Sailing Rope Secrets - How to Tie the Cleat Hitch the Right Way!
Sailing Rope Secrets - How to Tie the Cleat Hitch the Right Way! Walk down any pier at a marina and check out the cleat hitches on boat and dock cleats. You'll see this sailing rope knot often tied the wrong way. Watch this video to learn how to tie a perfect cleat hitch the right way--every time! . . . keep reading
Sailing Rope Secrets - How to Tie a Stopper Knot in Five Seconds
Sailing Rope Secrets - How to Tie a Stopper Knot in Five Seconds If you are anything like me, you want a solid, secure sailing knot in the end of your headsail sheets to keep them from running back through your sailboat blocks. And the figure eight has a nasty reputation of spilling--or untying--just when you need it to stay secure. Follow these five fast, easy steps to tie the powerhouse overhand stopper knot! . . . keep reading
Sailing Rope Secrets - Add Years of Life to Your Marine Rope
Sailing Rope Secrets - Add Years of Life to Your Marine Rope Do you know the single most important step you can take to add up to 50% more life to any sailing rope? Or that a common household item can guard your mooring or anchor line in the worst marine weather? Read on for three line-saving tips you need to know . . . keep reading
Marine Knots for Sailors III - Seven Super Knots of the Sailing World
Marine Knots for Sailors III - Seven Super Knots of the Sailing World Did you know that most great marine knots start with an overhand loop, a turn, or a round turn? Or that one of the world's least known, but most secure knots has made a remarkable comeback with cruising and racing sailors? Learn the secrets of these seven super-knots and take your skipper-skills to the next level! . . . keep reading
Marine Knots for Sailors II - How to Pump Power into Any Knot
Marine Knots for Sailors II - How to Pump Power into Any Knot How many times have you tied a knot, bend, or hitch and had it untie itself? Did you know that you can boost the security of a marine knot in less than ten seconds? Read on to learn these little-known secrets and take your knowledge to the next level! . . . keep reading
Marine Knots for Sailors I - Choose the Right Rope for Sailing
Marine Knots for Sailors I - Choose the Right Rope for Sailing If you are anything like me, you want to make sure that costly marine line gives you strength, durability, and long life. But did you know that some marine rope breaks down twice as fast as other rope--in sunlight? Discover marine knots secrets that will show you how to choose the perfect marine line for any task aboard your sailboat . . . keep reading
Marine Knots Secrets - How to Tie the Super Reliable Anchor Hitch
Marine Knots Secrets - How to Tie the Super Reliable Anchor Hitch Did you know that there's only one marine knot that you should use with a marine anchor? What if you need a second anchor and don't have an eye splice ready to go? Tie this strong, reliable hitch in less than thirty seconds with these three fast and easy steps . . . keep reading
Marine Knots Secrets - The Most Underused Knot in the World!
Marine Knots Secrets - The Most Underused Knot in the World! What marine knot would you guess would win the award as the most versatile of all? Which knot would you bet your life on if you were aloft at the masthead--and the main halyard failed? Put this easy-to-tie knot to work on your small cruising boat today! . . . keep reading
Marine Knots Secrets - Are Your Anchor Shackles a Weak Link?
Marine Knots Secrets - Are Your Anchor Shackles a Weak Link? Galvanized screw-pin shackles are often forgotten parts of your marine anchor ground tackle. Did you know that they can fail from shock or vibration? Pump up the holding power of any shackle aboard in three easy steps . . . keep reading
Marine Knots Secrets - How to Make a Whipping in 60 Seconds!
Marine Knots Secrets - How to Make a Whipping in 60 Seconds! With prices of marine rope soaring, you will want to protect the bitter end of all of your lines. Did you know that burned or melted ends could cause more problems? Boost your marine knots knowledge with this fast, easy whipping that you can make in less than 60 seconds! . . . keep reading
Marine Knots Secrets - Tie a Bowline Knot onto a Piling Fast!
Marine Knots Secrets - Tie a Bowline Knot onto a Piling Fast! How many times have you had to loop a line around a piling and try to make a bowline knot at the same time? And do all this in less than ten seconds! Learn the secrets to tie this king of marine knots around a piling faster than ever before . . . keep reading
Marine Knots Secrets - The Reliable Double-Becket Bend
Marine Knots Secrets - The Reliable Double-Becket Bend Do you know which of the marine knots you need to use to make a longer mooring line? Or maybe you've sailed into a new harbor with super high tides where you need to join two lines together for longer spring lines? Use these three easy steps to learn to tie the secure, reliable double becket bend . . . keep reading
Tie a Bowline Knot in Less Than Five Seconds--Five Easy Steps!
Tie a Bowline Knot in Less Than Five Seconds--Five Easy Steps! Did you know that there are over 200 ways to tie the humble bowline? But only a handful are safe, reliable, and easy to tie. Once you learn this one, you'll want to use it every time! . . . keep reading
Five Cool Marine Knots Tailored Just for Boat Cruising Skippers
Do you know the five most secure, reliable marine knots and techniques for tying up to pilings, posts, bollards or docking rings? Use these cool tips . . . keep reading
(V) How to Tie the Super Reliable Double-Becket Bend
(V) How to Tie the Super Reliable Double-Becket Bend Are you looking for the strongest, most reliable marine knot to join two lines together? Well, look no further! Nothing beats the reliable double becket bend when you need to make a longer docking, towing, or heaving line in a hurry. Follow these three easy steps . . . keep reading
Rope Cleat Secrets to Keep Your Crew Injury Free
Does your crew understand the three steps to tie a line to a rope cleat? Do they know the safest way to use a loaded . . . keep reading
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