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Anchored in a quiet bay, the wind has gone still. The only light comes from flickering candles and the soft glow of our little wood stove. Mary stirs dinner on the galley stove while the fire crackles beside her. This is our version of home. No traffic. No noise. Just peace. We’re living full-time on our sailboat, embracing off-grid life, slow living, and all the small moments in between. Nights like this remind us why we chose this life—a cozy anchorage, a warm meal, and each other. If you love sailing, tiny homes, off-grid living or just calming content, you’re in the right place. Subscribe for more slow life at sea. #boatlife #sailinglife #offgridliving #slowliving #tinyhome #woodstove #cozylife #vanlife #minimalism #asmr

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The slipped clove hitch is a useful modification on the standard clove hitch by finish the knot with the a bight in the working end you build a quick release into the not which makes it the perfect knot for securing your fenders to your boats rail. Follow the link below for a full demo. https://youtu.be/NZaBMuOhgWw The clove hitch Along with the bowline and the sheet bend, it is often considered one of the most important knots to know. A clove hitch is two successive half-hitches around an object. It is most effectively used as a crossing knot. It can be used as a binding knot, but is not particularly secure in that role (we prefer the constrictor knot for these use cases). A clove hitch made around the rope's own standing part is known as either two half-hitches or buntline hitch, depending on whether the turns of the clove hitch progress away from or towards the hitched object. The slipped clove hitch is one of the easiest fender knots to untie we would only recommend these for short stays or when you a remaining on the boat while docked. If you will be leaving your boat for an extended period of time the Round Turn with two Half Hitches another option to consider. If you want to learn some other skills for docking your boat why not check out our video which compares the Cleat Hitch V OXO for tying your mooring lines to fixed cleats. https://youtu.be/LepMcTJuFfI If you want to learn the other knots mentioned above check out the links below. Bowline https://youtu.be/zgTD5XD9kTM Sheet Bend https://youtu.be/vKvJ3aKu43A Constrictor Kont https://youtu.be/2Q6-T-vXEk4 Round turn with two half hitches https://youtu.be/M_W3nlil1Ko We hope you enjoyed todays Know Knots demonstration where we showed you how to tie a Clove Hitch on a bight, a great knot for securing your fenders for docking.