Wolfie, a tankie??? RUTRO. . . now that's a whole different life style!

Congrats Wolfdog !!!

So passed my first written test today. Only one who made a 100% so I'm leading the class a bit now all the recovery rigging I did in the army is making working with where cables ...I mean wires winches and lines pretty easy only thing that getting me is rigging these cavlvles. Instructors saying their good for a beginner but they look like hot garbage to me and it's irritating

That looks terrible. Can you undo that mess without a knife in under an hour ???

Here ya go buddy . Its a lot easier than you think. The first method will work in 95% of the time

Once you get some practice you can "throw" that hitch onto a cleat without having to bend down in a couple of seconds. As I am lazy, thats what i tend to do.

Can whip it off in under 30sec

Wolfie,
You need to hook up with Scuba. He will line you out Your hitches need some work. You know what they say-practice makes perfect !

You can wrap and wrap and it still won't hold better then the first pic scuba showed, lol

He will figure it out I am sure. Its not rocket surgery ...in fact its so simple I made it all the way to captain

Here is a useless bit of info. Before Mathew hit Hilton Head island I had to re tie about 80 boats and during Irma I had to do that more than once during the storm. Having it tied to the cleat properly makes life a lot easier at times like that and a lot less dangerous. I was amazed how many long time boaters did not know how to put a hitch on a cleat. Some looked like a cat had played with a ball of string. Here on the lake after every bit of bad wheather, there a multiple posts on social media from people that have found or lost boats .....apparently bunnies are a thing here for "securing " a boat to the dock. Who knew.

Company policy is three wraps then the half hitches , gotta do it that way for the test so..... Yeaahhh