tying to the bull rail: request for initiation

Grumpy · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:43 pm Post subject:

All the better to hold the Bear with, Right? Rolling Eyes

Thanks Roger, I will practice it on our larger German Shepherd.

Merv

rjmcnabb · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:14 pm Post subject:

A good thing about the tgboat hitch: it is one of the few that can be tied while it is under load, and around a good-sized rail it can be used to exert considerably more tension. It's a little awkward for a bull rail unless there is a lot of room between the rail and the dock's deck.
Rod

thataway · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 9:30 pm Post subject:

We do often use a loop of line with the tug boat hitch, as we do with the clove hitch or standing single loop, because of the narrow space between the bull rail and the dock (often only 1 1/2", when a 2 x 4 is used to space the rail off the dock). You can actually tighten up a line under load with the tug boat hitch.