Mooring hitch

The Mooring hitch can be used to tie a small boat to a post, pole, bollard or similar. As it is a quick-release knot, it can be easily untied by pulling the working end E.[1] If the working end is long enough, this can be done from the boat.[2] It is considered rather insecure though.[2][3]

Tying the mooring hitch

mooring hitch

Category	Hitch
Origin	Ancient
Related	Lapp knot
Releasing	Non-jamming
Typical use	tie a boat to a post, quick-release

The mooring hitch can slide along the standing part (A-B); a pull on the other parts (C,D) can lock it into place, forming fixed loop also known as Lapp knot.

Name

The name mooring hitch sometimes refers to other knots like the Tugboat hitch.

Alternatives

The slipped buntline hitch is a probably more secure quick-release hitch.
The tumble hitch is also a quick-release hitch, and it becomes completely undone and separated from the post it was tied to (exploding knot).

References

Budworth, Geoffrey (1997). The Complete Book of Knots. The Lyons Press. p. 46. ISBN 1-55821-632-4.
Holtzman, Bob (2015). The Field Guide to Knots. Quid Publishing, LLC. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-61519-276-2.
"Mooring Hitch". Animated Knots. Retrieved 2021-10-26.

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