| (NOT
REQUIRED) This is a double bowline because it provides two no slip
loops (which can be of different sizes). With it a person can
sit in one loop and have the second loop as a back support,
leaving the hands free. It is excellent for rescue work or for
seamen working over the side of a ship.
Begin by making an overhand
loop as in the regular bowline. But then pass the end through the
"eye" twice before bringing it back around the standing
part and through the original eye. The
bottom drawing shows details of the final knot. |
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