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Videos from the SelfMadeSailor - www.selfmadesailor.com Sailing, boat projects, how-to information, knot tying, cruising, and our time living aboard Al Hocei...

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Marlinspike Hitch - Great for pulling on a line or hanging a hammock

A little fun with Bowlines - Water Bowline on the Bight

How to tie a Water Bowline

Bowline on the Bight - revisited and clarified

How to Share a Dock Cleat - Quick Release Trick

How to Tie a Diamond Knot - Decorative and Practical Applications

How to tie an elongated Turk's Head Knot (5x3)

3-Strand Splicing 15 - Whipping - Finishing your Splice or Rope End

3-Strand Splicing 14 - California Taper - Finishing your splice

3-Strand Splicing 13 - Single Wall and Crown knot - Finishing a Back Splice

3-strand splicing 12 Double Wall and Crown Knot Finishing an Eye Splice

3-Strand Splicing 11 - The Cut Splice and Earring Cringle

3-Strand Splicing 10 - The Long Splice

3-Strand Splicing 9 - Short Splice with Taper

3-Strand Splicing 8 - Ring or Shackle Splice

3-Strand Splicing 7 - Back Splice

3-Strand Splicing 6 - Eye Splice onto a Thimble

3-Strand Splicing 5 - Basic Eye Splice

3-Strand Splicing 4 - Preparing the Rope and Double Constrictor Hitch

3-Strand Splicing 3 - The Lay of the Rope

3-Strand Splicing 2 - Suggested Tools and Materials

3-Strand Splicing 1 - Introduction to the DVD Video Series

Icicle Hitch - how to tie it in the middle of an object

Single and Double Lineman's Loop

Good Luck Loop

Strait Bend

Gasket Hitch - secure a coil of rope

Quick Turn Knot - for securing a coil of rope

Double Constrictor Hitch on a Bight

Constrictor Hitch - How to cast it quickly - Very handy and secure!