3. Take another turn. (Notice that both turns goaround in the same direction.)4. Pass the end under itself, and the hitch iscomplete.Another way to make this hitch is to form twounderhand loops. Lay the second loop on top of the first.This method is the usual way to form the hitch when itcan be slipped over the end of the object to which theline is to be secured.Round Turn and Two Half HitchesThe chief advantage of the round turn and two halfhitches over other hitches is that it won’t slip along theobject to which it is secured. It’s made by taking a roundturn and making two half hitches (fig. 7-20). (The twohalf hitches actually consist of a clove hitch takenaround the line itself.)Making Up a LineOnce line is removed from the manufacturer’s coil,or spool, it may be made up (for ready use) by coilingdown, faking down, or flemishing. Figure 7-21 showsthe methods of coiling, faking, and flemishing lines.Descriptions of making up lines are shown below:“Coiling down a line” means laying it up in circles,roughly one on top of the other. Faking down a line islaying it up in the same manner as for coiling down,except that it is laid out in long, flat bights, onealongside the other, instead of in round coils. The mainadvantage of working with line that is faked down is thatit runs off more easily. To flemish down a line, start withthe bitter end, and lay on deck successive circles of linein the manner of a clock spring with the bitter end in thecenter. Right-laid line is laid down clockwise; left-laidline is laid down counterclockwise.7-17Student Notes:Figure 7-18.—Single- and double-becket bends.Figure 7-19.—Tying a clove hitch.Figure 7-20.—Round turn and two half hitches.
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