Quick Adjust Fender Knot | Tie It Fast, Adjust It Fast, Easy To Learn

In this video we show you a special knot that is useful for raising and lowering the fenders on your boat!
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[@markmillenium438]

What an ingenius implementation of the blackwall hitch! Two thumbs up

[@greggron]

If you hang the fender too low so the load comes off as it bobs on the water, the knot is no longer effective. if you want a reliable, quick adjust knot that trawlermen use, then use a clove hitch in the bite. Secure and fast to alter the height of.

[@1pcmedic]

Loop of rope to set the fender height through the middle of the cleat, then put the rope loop over the cleat ears.......waves don't move it.

[@WillN2Go1]

Smart knot. Thanks. What I've learned is that there's a way to tie on a fender that you learn in your first sailing course, but then you do what all the experienced sailors do: A whatever knot, with a couple of half hitches. Your knot is really smart, and you can add the half hitches without changing anything. I really appreciate this. My fender lines are much longer than yours so I'd push a loop (bend) through, then I'll secure it with a half hitch that is another loop (bend). What I've also learned is that if you step aboard and they decide you're near the bottom of the experience ladder they are going to spend more time giving you crap than working on their own sailing skills. (They never seem to notice at the end of the trip how much you've learned.) However, if you can tie knots, real knots, they'll still give you nonsense, but they'll back off. (Meanwhile you continually work on your seamanship. One guy has a blog that is full of all the things I did on his boat as though they floated down from the clouds and landed in his head. No mention of me. That's okay, we got where we were going and didn't sink. Where ever I am there's more of those tricks. On his boat .... that list is now closed. He has learned to have extra rope on board, especially if you're crossing an ocean.) And I'm sure you know pausing to head scratch and then trying something else is not part of how a sailor ties a bowline. So I'm going to practice your knot until I can do it automatically without looking.

[@JetBoatPilot]

Thank you very much for the kind words! We don't get them every day.

[@chunlimon7862]

This tip is sooooo useful 😊😊😊 appreciated

[@JetBoatPilot]

You're welcome

[@comingtofull-ageinchrist6736]

Can’t get any easier than this! Thanks! I was just watching your video on tying the Bowline knot and practicing with a rope. I like the quick way you showed! Took me doing it a few times to get the eye hand coordination down but it’ll come in handy; actually, both knots will! Thanks

[@JetBoatPilot]

You're welcome!

[@joew8440]

Knot a bad video, thanks

[@Legendary_UA]

Simple and effective. Love it.

[@bulentsezer1706]

Really good job, TY.

[@newbie_nugs]

Good tip thank you!

[@JetBoatPilot]

You're welcome!

[@delriv5238]

Excellent. Thanks

[@timothystevens4840]

I put ZigZag cleats where I put fenders. They save an easy 5 seconds per fender. 🙂

[@FernandoGonzalesPortillo]

Can you show me the knot to use to tie the tube to the back hook on Yamaha jet boat.

[@JaydubyaX]

This is the bellringer's knot, used to hang the line to the bell in a church when not in use. I wouldn't trust this knot for anything hangin over the side of a boat. It is great for consistent static downforce.. but if you forget your fenders and leave them hangin as you leave the dock and go for a cruise(which I see day in and day out) I wld rather have them hangin on a locked cleat hitch on a cleat or clove hitch on a rail,😊 than this knot.

[@JetBoatPilot]

Interesting.

[@RustyKnorr]

No F’ing way I’m trusting this.

[@raywilfong6103]

Thank you

[@joshmaitie5954]

❤ well done

[@rm4po4]

Nice.

[@rickbooysen550]

P shape Turning a key in a cars ignition :)

[@stevewilliams4777]

What knot for securing rope to fender? I have the fender with hole in middle instead of handle.

[@JetBoatPilot]

I'd have to see a picture of your fender first.

[@stevewilliams4777]

@JetBoatPilot I don't think I can upload a photo on here unfortunately. Just picture a normal fender like your video but with a hole running down the middle for the line to go inside instead of ontop. I guess like a 🍩

[@JetBoatPilot]

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[@billcard7074]

For a fender with a hole in the middle, run the rope through to the end and tie a stopper knot (figure-eight or barrel). Put a similar knot on the top, so the rope doesn't fall out in storage. If the hole is too large for a stopper to work (or the rope is too small), use a long bowline. (This type of fender is often used horizontally, instead of vertically, in which case your method may vary.)

[@stevewilliams4777]

@@JetBoatPilot just noticed this reply. I think I figured it out, just required a much larger line. Thanks

[@kennydimaggio1087]

I spent so much money on offenders trying to see which one works well with Yamaha jet boats and they've all failed. Would be nice if jetboatpilot would design a Pacific bumper that is molded to the Yamaha boats that actually really do work on all types of heights of docks.

[@JetBoatPilot]

What sort of shape do think it needs to be? We have a fender product in development right now. Once it's ready I can show it to you.

[@JetBoatPilot]

FISHBONEFENDER.COM

[@drfrancky]

Best knot to lose your fenders. There is a reason no one uses it...

[@markswishereatsstuff2500]

Clove hitch.

[@3cap97]

The length of that fender appears to equal the freeboard on that runabout (????).....not sure why you would need to adjust fender height. And, you are assuming a downloading effect on the fender....however if it bobs UP, it will have a tendency to loosed the loop and thereby release the fender all together.....no bueno! You may benefit by spending time with professional seagoing crew vs the knuckleheads hanging around the lake house. Do yourself a favor and get out on some big & heavy ocean going vessels.... with many feet / yards vs inches of freeboard .....many tons vs hundreds of pounds of measured displacement. Hint...don't try your trick hitch in that environment. Add a bit of wind and or sea state and there will be hull sides to repair!

[@robertb2744]

I'm not sure that's any faster than tying it off to the cleat?

[@JetBoatPilot]

It mainly makes it easier to adjust up or down quickly.

[@RustyKnorr]

Solving a non problem. 👎

[@MindBodySoulOk]

Def not for long term docking

[@robertnijenhuis8695]

👍👍

[@trustme7731]

I, or anyone on the boat, can tie it to a cleat and adjust faster without feeding the end of the rope through the cleat and the "P". Not to mention, while I'm at the helm, how is anyone else going to use your complicated method?

[@JetBoatPilot]

It was a simple knot idea for people that like simplicity. If you have a preferred way that's great. Many have expressed interest in simplifying things and have appreciated this video.

[@joshh205]

Your basically tying a half hitch around the working end of the rope

[@JetBoatPilot]

And if you have the right kind of line, this works exceptionally well. If you use nylon line, like the kind that comes with entry level fenders, this knot won't hold well.

[@djbachelor]

Maybe i misheard but I do not think this is "technically an adjustable bowline" 😳

[@JetBoatPilot]

No this is an adjustable fender knot. Makes adjusting the fender height a bit easier.

[@Navillus228]

-OR-you could just tie a cleat. Half round, half figure 8, half hitch. You’re welcome.

[@sartorst3376]

Your going to lose your fenders

[@RustyKnorr]

You know how likely I am to trust this knot? Zero. Nope. No F’ing way.

[@deckape2423]

🤦‍♂️

[@shaunphillips2961]

clover hitch is much more effective and every time tension comes out and back in the bumper will not drop, unlike the knot in this video it will start to drop the fender this is for idiots dont be that idiot who also buys a yamaha boat either😂

[@ushi120]

For someone who understands a lot about knots, this is a very stupid method to tie a fender to a cleat. Sorry dude.

[@Artseventy6]

Care to explain why?

[@privateparty4900]

​@@Artseventy6 It's only going to hold for as long as the bitter end stays pointed in the right direction. If you have a cleat right there anyway it's crazy... just use an appropriate cleat hitch (more initial wraps if you have smaller rope on a bigger cleat).

[@Artseventy6]

@privateparty4900 It definitely looks easier to adjust it quickly, rather than untying and retying a cleat hitch.

[@privateparty4900]

@@Artseventy6 It might be (maybe?) but, I'll bet a six-pack that you'll be missing fenders in minutes on anything but flat water. (at least if you don't back it up with a 2nd knot which will negate the "quick" part. could be wrong but... didn't stand up to much jostling for me.

[@Artseventy6]

@@privateparty4900 I'll have to try it out.