EP14: Pilingspike Hitch
25 Basic Sailing Knots with Brion Toss Playlist
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Educational, Short Films, Sports, G, 04-Aug-2024
Super strong modern rope is smaller diameter for the same load making them really hard to hang on to. If you're doing lashings, you just can't pull hard enough without hurting your hands. You've got to add a handle to the rope. That's where the Pilingspike Hitch comes in.
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