How to tie a bayonet knot: simple, double, sliding

Knots are an integral part of the maritime, fishing and tourism business, with their centuries-old history. It is important to know how to make a reliable connection so that it does not come loose at an unnecessary moment. To tie a strong knot, it is important to first familiarize yourself with the main principles, knitting techniques. Today we will consider the "bayonets", and their application.

Quick reference:

According to their purpose, bayonet ligaments are non-tightening, and are most often used by fishermen, sailors, and climbers.

Despite the elementary design, such fasteners are strong enough, withstand heavy loads, and are easily untied.

Consider the most popular variations:

1. Simple bayonet;
2. Simple half bayonet;
3. With hose;
4. Double and triple;
5. With carryover;
6. Fishing or anchor;
7. Wet half bayonet;
8. Sliding.

Simple half bayonet

It is the basis of this "family", but can also be used independently. A simple half-bayonet takes its history in Europe about 100 years ago. This knot is the simplest of the non-tightening ones, and therefore it is easy to untie (when you need it, of course). Often it serves as a final element of many nodes in the maritime business, that is, to insure the main node.

How to knit a simple half bayonet

Figure 2. Scheme of knitting a "simple half-bayonet" knot

This type can also be used to connect two ropes.

simple bayonet

A reliable option that is easy to remember and also easy to knit, making it one of the most popular in the fishing business. It is often used by climbers in the construction of rope crossings, as it is simply tied and untied when the rope is under load. It is also used for attaching a cable to a support, fixing insurance, when towing cars, loading work on ships.

A simple bayonet is formed by tying two half-bayonets. It is important to correctly complete the second, otherwise the bunch will be delayed.

Figure 3. Scheme of the "simple bayonet" assembly

Figure 3 a) shows the correct location of the loops that form a faded knot when brought together.

Figure 3 b) - when bringing the loops together, it turned out cow knot, which tightens the noose, is an incorrect execution of a simple bayonet.

To increase the strength, you can add another half-bayonet. Knitting more does not make sense. This will not increase reliability, but will increase the time of binding and unbinding.

For reliability, be sure to secure the nodal ends with string with each other.

Performance

1. We throw a loop around the fulcrum.
2. We pass the rope through the formed loop. It doesn't matter if you pass the free end under or over the rope. All subsequent ones should be tied in the same way as the first.
3. We make a loop around the rope.
4. We pass the free end through the formed loop, similarly to the first time.
5. We fix with a control knot or twine.

bayonet with hose

This option differs from simple theme that an additional (double) turn is made around the support, which increases the reliability of the ligament and avoids chafing. It is most often used when fastening mooring lines, but if the ship is standing for a long time.

Figure 4. Knitting pattern for a "bayonet with a hose" knot (1); photo of the knot "bayonet with a hose" or double (2); triple knot photo (3)

A bayonet with a hose can also be called double, respectively, triple - this is a knot with two hoses (Figure 4). It is clear that for triple knitting, you need to make an additional double turn of the rope around the support, as shown in the picture.

Bayonet

Such a bundle is several times stronger than a bayonet with two hoses. The advantage is that the rope does not slip at the point of attachment, thanks to the loops that wrap around the support on both sides of the root end (Figure 5). Also, thanks to this, there is an advantage with a sharp change in tension and direction of thrust.

Figure 5. Scheme of knitting the bayonet with a run-out knot

How to knit a bayonet knot correctly

1. We make a turn of the rope around the support with the direction from back to front.
2. Then we throw the tail over the root, again we make a turn around the support, but from front to back.
3. We knit two half-bayonets, fix the ends with twine.

Fishing bayonet

This option is also called anchor, respectively, it is used to attach the rope to the anchor bracket.

It is similar to a bayonet with a hose, but there is a slight difference. It lies in the fact that the first half-bayonet must pass inside the hose covering the object (Figure 6).

Figure 6. Scheme of knitting knot "fisherman's bayonet"

How to knit a fishing bayonet

1. Pass the running gear into the anchor ring at the back;
2. Once again, skip into the ring in the same direction;
3. Swipe the running gear behind the root, pull it through the loops formed;
4. Swipe the running gear first “for”, and then “before” the main one, then point it into the loop - a half-bayonet is formed;
5. Tighten the knot, pull off the two ends of the rope, secure them with twine.

Wet half bayonet

It often happens that it becomes an impossible task to untie a wet rope, so they have to be literally chopped. To avoid this, the sailors came up with a wet half-bayonet (Figure 7). The advantage of this option is that it withstands the strongest traction and jerks, but at the same time it is easily untied even when wet.

Figure 7. Scheme of the "wet half-bayonet" assembly

How to fit

1. With the running end, make a half-bayonet around the support.
2. Draw the running gear on the other side of the support and make another half-bayonet in the opposite direction to the first.
3. To form a small “eye” with a running one and, circling it around the root from below, lead it between the ropes of the first and second hose.
4. Tighten the knot.

retractable bayonet

The retractable is used to attach the cable to a rod or other cable to relieve pressure (Figure 8). When using a retractable rope, it must be parallel to the attached rope.

The bayonet belongs to non-tightening knots, holds the load well and is easily untied after removal. Initially, it was used to tie ships to mooring bulls. Over time, knots related to bayonet varieties began to be used by fishermen, climbers and sailors. It is worth mentioning that all nodes of this family must end with a control node or scrum.

Simple half bayonet

This is the basis for the nodes of this family, but it can be used as an independent, or as a final element. A rope or rope is looped around any support to which it is necessary to gain a foothold, then around the main cable and threaded through the formed loop. The loose tail is secured with a scrum or any control knot is knitted.

In addition to the standard application, it finds application when connecting two ropes or ropes.

simple bayonet

If you tie 2 half bayonets, they form one simple bayonet. It has always been used to fasten a rope to various mooring bollards, bitengs, cannons and sticks. Many beginners may tie the second half bayonet incorrectly, and as a result, the knot tends to tighten.

To determine if you tied the rope correctly, you need to bring the half-bayonets together. In the case when you did everything right, they form a bleed knot, otherwise - a cow knot. If you want to increase the strength, you can use another half bayonet. This is the maximum number that is rational to use for fastening reliability, and increasing their number will not increase efficiency.

Very often, two such knots are used for short-term tying of two mooring lines or ropes.

And also the use of this node is rational in cases where it is necessary to secure the rope with strong traction, for example, when a car is being towed or for fixing a safety rope.

Knitting pattern

1. We make a loop around the fulcrum.
2. We pass the rope through the formed loop. It doesn't matter if you pass the free end over or under the rope. It is important that all subsequent ones are tied in the same way as the first.
3. We make a loop around the rope.
4. We pass the free end through the formed loop, just like the first time.
5. We fix the end with a control knot.

Application

A simple bayonet is used in maritime navigation to fasten the rope ends of a sea vessel to special ledges on the pier for mooring the vessel.

This knot is so secure and easy to untie that even the ships of the royal fleet used it to fasten their ships to their moorings.

Also, a simple bayonet is used in carrying out loading and unloading operations on a ship. With its help, a bulky load is attached to the hook of a crane or winch.

Bed bayonet

For many centuries, a sailor's bed was a hanging hammock with a mattress.

In order to minimize the time for getting ready for bed and cleaning the bed, you need a simple and reliable knot that is easy to tie and untie.

Most often, it was the bed bayonet that was used.

Fishing bayonet

A fishing bayonet, or, in other words, an anchor knot - the name speaks for itself, is used to attach a rope to an eye or anchor bracket.

For the entire time of the existence of the shipping business, and this is not one thousand years, no more suitable way for attaching the anchor. This version of the knot is somewhat similar to a simple bayonet or a simple bayonet with a hose.

Its difference is that the first of the half-bayonets passes inside the hose, which wraps around the object.

A simple bayonet with a hose

This version of the knot is also used for fastening mooring lines, but in cases where the ship is standing for a long time, and there is no need to quickly set sail. It differs from a simple bayonet in that an additional turn of the rope is made around the object. Two hoses make the knot more secure, avoiding chafing of the rope.

A simple bayonet is a loop made on the basis of two or three half-bayonets. Thanks to its special properties, the bayonet knot can be tied and untied even if the rope is under load. After heavy loads, it is also easily untied.

A typical bayonet of three half-bayonets.

They prefer to knit it mainly for attaching a rope to a support, although other options are possible.

A simple bayonet is a very reliable knot. It is easy to remember and knits quickly. It is these qualities that have made it one of the most used fishing knots in the maritime business.

Extreme people did not deprive him of attention either: this knot is often used as a tourist knot and in mountaineering - for attaching a rope to a support when pulling a hinged crossing, since the rope has to be untied at the moment when it is strongly stretched. Many other knots are not suitable for this, as they can only be untied when the rope is loosened.

The video below shows how easy and fast this knot is to knit:

How to knit a simple bayonet

Consider the situation when it is necessary to tie a simple bayonet on a vertically standing support.

This tying method will look like this:

1. The running end of the rope is wound behind the support from left to right.
2. The running end is thrown over the root end and wound up from below into the loop formed - the so-called half-bayonet is obtained.
3. The running end is retracted to the right, its middle is taken in the right hand, and the end is again led to the left, thrown over the root and pushed from below into a new loop, forming a second half-bayonet, and at the same time forming a straight “simple bayonet” knot.
4. For reliability, you can form a third half-bayonet, but usually two half-bayonets are enough.
5. The running end is tied to the root control node. Now we can safely say that the rope is correctly and securely attached to the support.

Instead of a control knot, sometimes the running end of the rope is tied to the root end with a rope of smaller diameter. In this case, the half-bayonets that form a simple bayonet are not tightened at all - and the fasteners are untied without any problems even after heavy loads. An example of such a fastener is shown in the photo below:

This is often used by sailors when they attach a cable to a support, but in tourism I have not seen such an option: usually knitting a knot ends with the formation of a control knot with the running end of the rope.

Sometimes, when the supply of rope is large, and therefore it is inconvenient to knit the bayonet with the whole bay, this knot is knitted with a double end. That is, the free end of the rope in a convenient place is folded in half and a simple bayonet is knitted as if instead of a double end there was a single one.

Basic Mistakes

Mistakes can be made when knitting this knot. Let's analyze the main ones.

Mistake #1. When knitting two half-bayonets at the root end of the rope, a cow knot is obtained instead of a bleed knot (another name is “stirrup”).

This is a mistake: with a significant tension on the rope, a strong tightening of the knot can occur, which means that additional difficulties will arise when untying it.

Mistake #2. When knitting, instead of the maximum recommended three half-bayonets, four or more are knitted. The photo shows this error:

This is a mistake, since knitting more than three half-bayonets does not increase the reliability of the fastener, but only increases the time it takes to tie and untie it.

Mistake #3. At the end of a simple bayonet, a control knot is not knitted, and the running end of the rope is not fixed on the main one in the previously recommended way.

This is a mistake, because without “controlling” or fixing the running end of the rope, fasteners can still untie under variable loads.

Other bayonet options

In addition to a simple bayonet, there are other varieties of it that have certain differences and properties that allow them to be used in specific situations with maximum efficiency.

These include, for example:

• double and triple bayonet knot;
• fishing;
• bayonet with a run-out;
• wet half bayonet;
• back;
• bed;
• mast.

Let's briefly review each of these options.

Double and triple bayonets

Also called a bayonet with a hose and with two hoses, respectively.

They differ from simple fasteners in that instead of one turn of the rope around the support, two or three are made. The photo below shows a bayonet with two hoses:

And here with three:

Thanks to additional turns, these two options are more reliable, since the impact on the half-bayonets in the knot will be minimal due to the friction force of the rope at the points of contact with the support, and the rope is frayed more slowly in this case.

Fishing bayonet

Also known as the "anchor knot", because it has long been used to fasten the anchor. He is double bayonet, in which the first half-bayonet is knitted with threading the running end into two loops thrown over the support.

Rybatsky has the same advantages over a simple knot as the previous version. However, if instead of a control knot, the running end of the rope is tied to the main end with a thinner rope, it appears additional advantage- it does not tighten at all even under very heavy loads.

Bayonet

His knitting pattern is as follows: at the beginning, the running end is turned around the support, then it is thrown over the root and circled around the support again, but in the opposite direction, after which half bayonets are knitted, as in the case of a simple knot.

The advantages of this knot over a simple one are the same as those of a bayonet with a hose, with the only difference being that a bayonet with a sling slips a little less with a change in the direction of the load, including due to the fact that the loops of the rope wrap around the support on both sides of the root end to which the load is applied.

Wet half bayonet

This option is an untied bayonet with a run-out, where instead of two half-bayonets one is tied, and with a double running end. Instead of a control knot, in this case, you can insert the running end of the rope into the loop emerging from the half-bayonet, formed by the double end.

The beauty of this knot is how easy it is to untie.

This fastener, in comparison with a simple one and a bayonet with a fence, can be easily and quickly untied even with a very high rope tension. To do this, it is enough to remove the running end from the loop and pull it.

reverse bayonet

This is nothing more than an "inverted" bayonet with a run-out.

The reverse bayonet is used mainly in maritime affairs, when it is difficult to carry the root end of the cable around the support to which it must be attached. Due to the peculiarities of knitting this knot, the support needs to be bypassed only once, while when knitting a bayonet with a fence, it would have to be done twice around the support.

It has the same advantages over a simple knot as a bayonet with a run-out, but compared to the second, as mentioned earlier, with certain conditions the reverse option is more convenient for knitting.

Bed bayonet

This option was preferred to tie for hanging beds on ships, thanks to which it got its name.

The difference in knitting this knot from the simple version comes down to the fact that instead of the initial simple knot, a figure eight is knitted around the support.

Perhaps this option has some advantages over a simple bayonet, since it has been very popular among sailors for a long time, but personally, using this fastener in practice, I did not find any. I found only the shortcomings associated primarily with the more complex and lengthy knitting of the bed bayonet.

mast bayonet

The mast bayonet consists of two “stirrup” knots: one is knitted on a support, the second - on the root end of the rope. Actually, as noted earlier, the stirrup at the root end of the rope is knitted with two half-bayonets both in a simple bayonet and in some of its other variants.

The advantage of a mast bayonet over a simple one again lies in the additional hoses (turns) of the rope around the support, due to which the rope frays more slowly. In addition, thanks to the stirrup thrown over the support, the impact on the half-bayonets tied at the root end of the rope will be less than in other knot options considered earlier.

If you tie a control knot at the end, then the mast bayonet will tighten and tightly compress the support, excluding the rope from slipping in any direction. But in this case, it will be more difficult to untie the knot.

If, however, the running end of the rope is tied to the main end after the formation of the mast bayonet, then the knot will not tighten even with very large loads on the rope, and after loosening the rope, it can be easily untied.

A mast bayonet is some combination of a double bayonet and a stirrup.

There are other nodes that have the word "bayonet" in their names, but which are not in themselves "relatives" of a simple bayonet. Such nodes include, for example, a retractable bayonet and a flat bayonet. In the framework of today's topic, we will not consider them.

As you can see, there are many bayonets, each of which has its own advantages and disadvantages. However, it makes no sense to remember all the options: for a tourist or a person who is fond of survival in the wild, it will be enough to remember two or three knots from this category.

Personally, I would recommend only one option for memorization - a bayonet with a run-out. On the basis of this knot, if necessary, it is easy to tie a simple bayonet, and the fastener pattern on the support itself is the basis for the UIAA knot and the Prusik knot, which are used for descending and ascending the rope. If you know and know how to knit a bayonet with a run-out, it will be easier to remember these knots.

A marine or fishing business simply cannot do without knots. An experienced fisherman can always reliably combine different types fishing line, or other gear.

Knowing the various knots is very useful for those who go fishing in the sea. You need to know how to tie a knot so that it does not come loose at the wrong moment. Bayonet knots allow you to create a non-tightening loop, they are very simple to perform, but strong and reliable enough.

Useful about knots

A knot is an old way of connecting one or more ropes. This happens due to weaving and tying the "root" and "running" ends of the rope, fishing line or rope.

The root end is that part of the cable that is fixed in a stationary state. It is a loose part of the rope, with the help of which we get a certain knot.

All nodes are divided into certain groups by appointment. Bayonet knots are non-tightening. Most often they are used in fishing and maritime business.

Varieties

Simple half bayonet

Of the knots that do not tighten, namely half bayonet is the easiest to implement. They do it this way: they surround the running end around the support, then they braid it around the root end of the rope, as a result, the running end must be passed into the loop that has just formed. They complete the work with a safety knot, which is knitted with a running end.

This simple assembly is able to withstand strong traction. It can move to the support, but it will never drag on.

simple bayonet

This knot is obtained by combining two half bayonets. In this option, the number of half-bayonets should not exceed 3 - this will be enough, moreover, the strength of the knot will not become higher from a larger number of them.

In this case, the use of a safety knot is mandatory. Bayonet knots are considered very reliable. They are used when the rope needs to be fixed on a support for strong traction (towing a car or setting up a canopy crossing).

bayonet with hose

The main difference between this node and the previous one is the presence of a second hose around the support. Having a second hose will make the knot more reliable. In this embodiment, it is also necessary to use a safety knot.

Anchor knot (fisherman's bayonet)

It is this knot that sailors call the most reliable when attaching an anchor to a rope. This option is similar to the “bayonet with a hose” knot, but there is one significant difference. The rope in the "fisherman's bayonet" is also pulled through the second additional hose, which wraps around the support. Even with strong traction, the “fishing bayonet” sea knot does not tighten and holds very tightly.

tourist bayonet

This name was given to the wrong (inverted) "bayonet". It is often used by tourists.

Knot "bayonet": how to knit

"Simple bayonet" - one of the most simple knots that don't stretch. To do it correctly, starting from behind, wrap the running end of the rope around the object. Next, you need to wrap it around the root end once and thread it into the resulting loop. The working end must once again be carried over the root, wrap it and bring it out through the second loop formed.

Even if the root end of the rope is loaded, the bayonet knots will still not be tightened. They can always be untied without removing the load from the root end.

How to tie a "double bayonet"

(that's what the "double bayonet" is also called) - this is a vivid example of non-tightening knots, which has been popular with sailors since ancient times, and all thanks to reliability.

Correctly it can be done in this way:

1. "Simple bayonet" is not recommended for use when tying a hook on a synthetic fishing line. If the pull is too large, the knot will slip.
2. A knot called a "bayonet with a hose" has a great advantage - it is quite easy to untie it. Although it is not considered reliable, sailors and fishermen use it quite often.
3. A double bayonet is a knot that is most often used for strong and reliable fastening of a cable with an anchor.
4. It must be remembered that a properly tied knot will never fail. The advantage of all types of bayonet knots is that they will never untie on their own when pulled. At the same time, if they were tied correctly, they are very easy to untie.

The bayonet knot and all its varieties are reliable and strong enough in the case when the rope is strongly stretched. If the loads on the rope are variable, the knot may become untied. Therefore, using one of the varieties of the "bayonet" knot, it is necessary to knit an additional safety knot or fix the running end of the rope with twine or a thin cord.

According to the bookLev Scriabin " Marine knots”

2. Non-tightening knots.

Simple half bayonet(Fig. 9). A simple half-bayonet, being the simplest of non-tightening knots, is widely used in maritime affairs. It serves as the final element of many knots. Enclose the running end of the cable around the object to which you want to tie the cable, then around the root end of the cable and pass it into the loop formed.

After that, attach the running end of the cable with a grapple to the root end. The knot tied in this way reliably withstands strong traction. It may move towards the subject, but it will never drag on.

A simple half-bayonet is used to connect two cables with “alien” and “own” ends.

Rice. 9. Simple half bayonet

simple bayonet(Fig. 10). Two identical half-bayonets make up a knot that sailors call a simple bayonet. The expression “throw half a bayonet” means to add one more run-out and crossing of the running end around the root end of the cable to the already made knot. The diagram shows a non-tightening knot widely used in maritime affairs - one of the simplest and most reliable knots for attaching mooring lines to mooring bollards, bitten, guns and bollards. To distinguish a correctly tied bayonet from an incorrect bayonet, the two loops of the knot must be brought together. If this turns out to be a knotted knot (see Fig. 48), then it means that a simple bayonet was tied correctly. For such a bayonet, its running end, both after the first and after the second peg, should exit equally above or below its end. An inverted, i.e., incorrectly tied simple bayonet (Fig. 10, b), the running end after the second pebble goes in the opposite direction, not like after the first one. When two loops of an inverted knotted bayonet are brought together instead of bleached it turns out bovine node (see Fig. 46). If the half-bayonets of a simple bayonet are made in different directions, then when the cable is pulled, they will converge together, and the knot will be tightened. The main use of a simple bayonet in the navy is to fasten the mooring ends to the mooring fixtures, fasten the falls of the guy lines of cargo arrows to the butts and eyelets, and fasten the cargo pendant to the load being lifted.

Maximum number half bayonets in such a knot under any circumstances should not exceed three, since this is quite enough and the strength of the knot as a whole will not increase with a larger number of half bayonets. The reliability of this mooring knot is eloquently expressed by the old English maritime proverbs: “Two half-bayonets saved the queen’s ship” and “Three half-bayonets are more than enough for the royal yacht.”

Sailors often use two simple bayonets to temporarily connect two mooring lines, cable lines and perlines.

On the shore, this simple but reliable knot can be used in all cases when the cable needs to be temporarily attached to some object for strong traction, for example, by a hook when towing a car.

Rice. 10. Simple bayonet:
A - properly tied; 6 - inverted (wrong)

Bed bayonet(Fig. 11). For many centuries, sailors on ships were bedded by a hammock-shaped canvas hanging bunk with a thin crushed cork mattress. On the plan, it looks like a rectangle, on the small sides of which there are eight eyelets for the so-called stentros. These shkentros are connected in rings, which, in turn, are hung by the bunk posts to special eyelets in the beams or to rods made in the cockpit of the ship for hanging beds for the night. During the day, rolled-up bunks, along with pillows, blankets and sheets, were stored in the so-called bed nets along the side of the deck and served as a reliable parapet from cannonballs and shrapnel during the battle. In the evening, before lights out, at the command "Bunks down!" they were carried below deck and hung. Tying a knot to hang a bunk is serious business. Here you need to use a knot that would not be tightened, easily untied and held securely. The most important thing is that it does not untie itself under the influence of the continuous pitching of the ship. Sailors used various knots to hang their beds, but the bayonet was considered the most reliable.

rice. 11. Bayonet

A simple bayonet hose(Fig. 12). This knot differs from a simple bayonet by one additional hose around the object to which the cable is attached. It also serves mainly for fastening cables and pearls when mooring for bollards, bitengs and pals, but, unlike a simple bayonet, it is used in cases where there is no need to quickly give up the mooring lines. This knot is also convenient for attaching a cable to a hook, fire, eye, etc. Two hoses around the object make this knot more reliable during long stops, in any case, due to the additional hose, it will not fray as quickly as a simple bayonet.

Rice. 12. A simple bayonet with a hose

A simple bayonet with two hoses(Fig. 13). In fact, this is also a kind of simple bayonet. The difference from the previous node is an additional, third hose. It increases the strength of the knot if the cable experiences constant friction against the bollard or bitten. Attaching the cable to the hook using this knot is a very reliable method.

Bayonet(Fig. 14). If for a simple bayonet with two hoses the latter pass to the side of the attachment point of the root end, then for this knot they are placed one on each side. This gives the knot greater symmetry, the knot, in the event of a change in the direction of the thrust, moves less along the object for which it is tied.

To tie a bayonet with a fence, you first need to make one hose around the object with the running end, surround it behind the root end and make the hose again, but in the other direction. This is followed by one or two half bayonets.

Rice. 14. Bayonet

Fishing bayonet (anchor knot)(Fig. 15). One of the most critical cases of using a knot in maritime business is tying an anchor rope to an anchor. For five thousand years of the existence of shipping, people for this purpose could not come up with a more reliable knot than a fishing bayonet. Proven by centuries of experience in maritime practice, this knot is recognized by sailors of all countries as the most reliable for attaching a rope to an eye or to an anchor bracket.

The fishing bayonet (or anchor knot) is somewhat similar to a simple bayonet with a hose (see Fig. 12). It differs from it in that the first of the two half-bayonets passes additionally inside the hose that wraps around the object. When using this knot for anchoring, it is always necessary to grab the running end with a scrum to the root. In this case, even with a very strong pull, the fishing bayonet does not tighten and holds securely. It can be safely used in all cases when working with cables, when they are subject to strong traction.

Back bayonet(Fig. 16). When mooring ships to marinas and berths, a situation often arises when it is very difficult to enclose the running end of the cable around a bollard or log. Sometimes you have to literally crawl under the pier in order to thread the end of the log or eye from the bow of the boat or boat. Using a reverse bayonet, you can wrap the cable around the desired object once and at the same time tie a knot with two hoses around the object to which you are attaching the moorings. To do this, the running end of the cable must be doubled over a length of 2-3 meters and, looping forward, passing it around the object, pull the loop towards you. Now the running end of the cable must be threaded into this loop, and for the root end, take out the slack and finish the knot with two half bayonets. The reverse bayonet is convenient for use in cases where access to the object to which they want to attach the cable is difficult or inconvenient for tying a knot, such as a tow hook, for some car brands.

Rice. 16. Reverse bayonet

mast bayonet(Fig. 17). Here the original combination of two good knots gives a reliable and simple knot. First, a bleached knot is tied around the object to which the cable is attached (see Fig. 48) and an ordinary bayonet is made at the root end of the cable, which, as you know, is also a modified bleached knot. To prevent the mast bayonet from being tightened, the first knot is not fully tightened.

Rice. 17. Mast bayonet

Towing knot(Fig. 18). This knot is used to fasten the cable on the towing hook or on the bitten. They can delay or bleed the towing line. Due to the successive application of several cable hoses to the bit, the towing end can be etched from the bit, and when the tension of the tug is loosened, it can be selected again in the form of loops thrown over the bit from above.

Rice. 18. Towing knot

Port node(Fig. 19). To hold the mooring synthetic end on a twin bollard is a simple matter. But what if, instead of a double bollard, you have a single bollard (or biteng) at your disposal, and there is no fire at the end of the mooring line? For this purpose, there are several original knots in marine practice. Let us explain the principle of one of them, which can be attributed to the number of non-tightening knots.

First, around a single bollard, you need to make several hoses with the running end of the mooring cable. After that, fold the running end in half and in this form, in a loop, pass it under the stretched root part of the cable, turn the loop 360 degrees and throw it on top of the bollard. This knot does not slip, holds securely. The cable can be given away at any moment, even if the mooring lines are under strong tension.

To do this, you need to slightly select the running end passing under the root end and increase the loop, after which it will not be difficult to throw it off the bollard.

Rice. 19. Port hub