Alternate ring hitching
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| Alternate ring hitching | |
|---|---|
| Names | Alternate ring hitching, Kackling, Keckling |
| Category | hitch |
| Related | Continuous ring hitching |
| Typical use | To prevent damage from the ring |
| ABoK | #3604 |
Alternate ring hitching, also known as Kackling or Keckling, is a type of Ringbolt hitching formed with a series of alternate left and right hitches made around a ring.<ref name="ashley225">Clifford W. Ashley, The Ashley Book of Knots (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 569.</ref> Covering a ring in hitching can prevent damage if the ring is likely to chafe or strike against something, such as a mooring line or mast.
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