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Re: Knot Question
From: Bill Noyce
Date: 2004 Aug 12, 13:35 -0400
From: Bill Noyce
Date: 2004 Aug 12, 13:35 -0400
The Boy Scouts teach the "tautline" hitch for this purpose. First hit from Google had nice pictures: http://www.iland.net/~jbritton/tautlinehitch.htm -- Bill, AB1AV -----Original Message----- From: Navigation Mailing List [mailto:NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM] On Behalf Of Brooke Clarke Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 1:13 PM To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM Subject: Knot Question Hi: I would like to plumb a number of antenna masts by adjusting the length of the 3 parachute cord guy ropes that are staked into the ground. Is there a knot that would allow adjusting the length of the line, yet would hold fast? Thanks for any help, Brooke Clarke, N6GCE -- http://www.PRC68.com http://www.pacificsites.com/~brooke/PRC68COM.shtml