Doug Dawson Tying a Figure 8 Cleat Hitch

Securing a boat to a dock cleat with a Figure Eight Cleat Hitch viewed from the eyes of the one tying the knot.

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Education

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• Doug
• Dawson
• Figure
• Eight
• Cleat
• Hitch
• Boating
• Knot

[davemurray34]

hey thanks a lot for that i was havin trouble with those knots

[Geeniemagic]

Glad you found the video helpful. Doug has a book of knots on his website boatingwithdawsons. Not just how to tie but also the many uses for each.

[Geeniemagic]

Johnnywad89,

The steps for tying a Figure Eight Cleat Hitch are the same whether vertically or horizontally. Start with the far horn and end on the near horn.

Doug Dawson

[scribs3000]

very helpful video

[OghamTheBold]

Seen a few deviants doing similar knots - they call cleat hitch

(a) starts the same - from far cleat side to other side - but not back - instead immediately in to

(b) the figure eight - but again immediately in to

(c) the twist

[Johnnywad89]

I do have a question, you see the horn, usually for docking, when we bring the ship back.I was wondering if you have a video showing a horn like that on a wall instead of it on the floor. The steps to tieing it.