5 steps
Bollard Hitch
Figure-eight turns on a bollard. The first turn takes the load and the later turns are the lock. A dock knot, not a cleat hitch, because a bollard has one post.
Use it for
Figure-eight turns on a bollard. The first turn takes the load and the later turns are the lock. A dock knot, not a cleat hitch, because a bollard has one post.
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Rope.
Avoid when
A cleat hitch if the dock has two horns.
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Bollard Hitch
Step 1
A full turn around the bollard.
Step 2
Cross into a figure-eight.
Step 3
Add another turn.
Step 4
The later turns are the lock.
Step 5
The first turn should carry the load.
The drawing follows this tying order. Pause, step, or scrub to stay with the words. The standing line runs to the reel. The tag is the short end you trim. Skin-hook means the point lies flat in the plastic, not out where grass can grab it.
Common mistakes
- One turn only, which surges.
- The figure-eight taken under the standing part so it jams.