Rolling Hitch

I use a rolling hitch when I'm putting away my Tanzer. I use it to pull the lines tight so that they don't chafe when I'm gone. It stays tight as long as you pull it along the rope or whatever you have it tied on, If you go at a right angle its not so dependable. Wikipedia suggests that it would be useful to help pull a rope to create slack in case a sheet jammed a winch or a clock. I guess it would work.

Tying a Rolling Hitch

The Rolling hitch is strong as long as the pull is in the direction of the object it is tied to not at right angle. If you look at the last photo, the line going downward will be pulling towards the right. In that way it will be very strong.

I have some pages about materials used in ropemaking also trade names of ropes. So far I have nylon and polypropylene

Some of my Knot Pages

• The Anchor Bend Knot
• Bowline, The Must Know Knot
• Bowline on a bight, how to tie a bowline if you don't have the ends.
• Cleat Hitch Its surprising how many people can't tie this knot properly
• Constrictor Knots make it a point of being difficult to untie. Its their job!
• Highwayman's Hitch makes it a point of being easy to untie, good for a quick hitch at the dock or where you need to get it undone fast
• Reef Knots are used to reef sails, otherwise they are very unreliable.
• Rolling Hitch A useful knot that can be tied on another line to pull some slack so you can untie a knot or untangle a winch line.
• Sheet Bend joins 2 ropes together
• The Stopper Knot stops a knot from running out of a cleat. 2 styles
• Truckers Hitch helps tighten a rope around a canoe on a car or on a trailer.
• Farmer's Loop Similar to the Trucker's hitch, easy to tie.
• Round Turn and two half hitches a useful multipurpose knot
• The Fireman's coil keeps your coiled rope from getting tangled.
• Buntline Hitch, a very old knot that has found a new life with modern slippery rope

This web site reflects my personal ideas and doesn't represent anyone else's point of view.