This video shows how Olga does it. Watch from 13 minutes.Thanks for the replies. No I haven't secured the rope, it's just wrapped a couple of times. Every time I try to tie it off it just flies every which way. Do I have to glue it now and then cut it off. Then go back and hang a false coil on the end of the bitts?
Do I rely on just glue to hold it in place or should I have a knot of some sort?
I tried for more than an hour to tie a half hitch on the bitts. No luck. Maybe Olha's vid will help.tie off on the bit with a half-hitch, then cut off slightly longer than the length to the deck. use a dot of c.a. to glue the end to the deck and cover with a flat coil or stack of coiled rope.
Thanks Dave, I'll watch that.This video shows how Olga does it. Watch from 13 minutes.
Yes, you are right, and I was a little wrong - in English the correct spelling is "Olha", but the variant "Olga" is more similar to the pronunciation of this name in Ukrainian.Thanks Dave, I'll watch that.
A side point. I see Olha's name with an "h" but you wrote it with a "g". Is the "h" pronounced as a "g"?
Thanks Dave, I'll watch that.
A side point. I see Olha's name with an "h" but you wrote it with a "g". Is the "h" pronounced as a "g"?
... why not write her name as Olya, this way it is more friendly and not as formal as Olha or Olga.Yes, you are right, and I was a little wrong - in English the correct spelling is "Olha", but the variant "Olga" is more similar to the pronunciation of this name in Ukrainian.
I agree, Olya sounds nicer and friendlier.... why not write her name as Olya, this way it is more friendly and not as formal as Olha or Olga.
Try starting at the bits and reverse rig it You should be able to tighten it at the endo of the blockThis is the best pic I could get of this. I have the rope coming down from the double block and I'm trying to tie it off on the bitts. I managed to get it wrapped a couple of times with the tweezers but now what do I do?
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The problem, in my case, is actually tying the knot in a place I can't reach. I suppose I could tie a clove hitch in the air(so to speak) and then slip it over the end of the bitts. I do like the idea of doing it "backwards" though. I'll have to train myself to remember that.Try starting at the bits and reverse rig it You should be able to tighten it at the endo of the block
Don't forget to leave a good amount of line left on the reel.This is the best pic I could get of this. I have the rope coming down from the double block and I'm trying to tie it off on the bitts. I managed to get it wrapped a couple of times with the tweezers but now what do I do?
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OK. I watched this and think it's great but when I pull the small strings it tightens up before all the slack pulls out and I end up with a snarl of thread. Olya has smaller fingers than me, maybe that has something to do with it. I tried two different types of thread. I counted the wraps, she does five, so I did five. Any other ideas. Has anyone else tried this? What were your results?This video shows how Olga does it. Watch from 13 minutes.