Knots: three that I use in my canoe. Bowline, Overhand & Clove Hitch

Three stokes that I commonly use in my canoe. Bowline, Overhand and Clove Hitch. With an explanation of their used. How I attach or lash kit/bags into my canoe. Attaching painters. Others may choose differently but these are the ones I use day after day.
APOLOGIES: I had forgotten to put the correct mic on the camera and the wind noise was a bit much at times. Not been able to correct that but I will do better in future.
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[@brianj9635]

clear - well presented and concise - thank you for not making it over-complicated!!! always a pleasure to have you show up in my list of videos to watch. take care Ray - from Alberta

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

My absolute pleasure. Thank you for the kind feedback

[@Tim8o1]

I like the way you show how to tie the knots in more than once but what is better is you show how you use the knots - fabulous, keep these coming Ray. FYI my "go to" knot is (or could be was?) a round turn and two and a half hitches.

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Thanks Tim. Yep I use a round turn and two half hitches as well. Nowadays, normally, when setting up tarps. Ian going to do a tarp knots and camp video

[@nigelgregory7308]

An oldie, but as always great information, you are the Yoda of the canoe world 👍👍☕️☕️

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Wow thanks. Smiling, I am smiling. Yes, hmmm.

[@MountainWaterExped]

Some 31 years ago Ray did till me I had not tied my bowline knot incorrectly to the front of my canoe. For some 31 years I could not work out why it was tied wrongly as I did not ask Ray to explain why at the time. Now I have the answer!

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

I am surprised I didn’t tell you at the time. But mystery finally solved

[@downeastprimitiveskills7688]

Always room for knot in the noggin. Nice over view with some new twists.

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Thank you for that. I will be doing more knot videos.

[@minnieme5932]

Having spent last Monday with you Ray I had to smile when I saw this video as I remembered you showing me the exact same bowline and half fisherman’s on Monday morning on my boat! Great instruction and info as always! Rob

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Thanks Rob. A pleasure to paddle with you

[@EB-qj9ki]

thanks a lot for all your videos. Painter knot is called a "noeud de chaise" in french. a "chair knot" used to tie the sat used to hold seats used to maintain hull and rigs.

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Thanks for the info! Didn't know that.

[@davidblyth4330]

A very useful resource this video. Thanks Ray. 👍

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Very welcome. thanks David

[@Igorfun]

Good one as always. Been on the Meuse 3 times lately, at the Belgian France border where I live , getting confident about getting in and out of the canoe . Have fun, Igor from Belgium

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Thank you. I hope you are enjoying your canoeing.

[@Lina_Patel]

I love the stop motion.

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Thank you

[@jirivorobel942]

Fun factoid: All the decorations in theaters hang from clove hitches because of how easy they're to adjust. When everything is in position, the clove hitches are secured with half-hitches. I usually prefer to have all the luggage connected into a big bundle with carabiners, soft shackles (I make mine) or short cam straps (ditto), but not lashed to the boat. All the connections go over thwarts, so that everything can fall out as a unit. I've found that my luggage rarely has enough flotation to help the canoe much, sometimes it's just enough to keep heavier-than-water gear afloat. The procedure after a capsize is to catch an eddy, lift the boat out of the water (luggage bundle floats clear), throw the bundle back in and paddle on. It also allows me to shift the luggage slightly, to trim the boat when underway. I don't use leashes, either, as I'm scared of any loose line. If my luggage floats away, I'll chase it down after emptying the canoe.

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Love that factoid. Thank you. A lot of the places I paddle, big volume rivers and out at sea the tie down method is my go to method. Being able to paddle a swamped canoe is crucial. But what ever suits were you paddle. Great to have the differences. Best wishes.

[@twostroke350]

I do like to have a quick release knot in my arsenal too. Mainly for if I want to tie off a sheet of some sort when using an improvised sail so it can be released in a panic situation. Maybe also to secure a tow rope to the seat if I've put an empty boat on tow while we tandem through high winds etc. for similar reasons. I also use one for tying the boat up to the shore while loading, more for showing off purposes so I can quickly tug the end and set off. I usually use a quick release clove hitch but I do appreciate the totally clean release of a highwaymans hitch which doesn't have to pull back round whatever you fixed it to.

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Both good knots that I use and I intend to cover them in a future video. Your explanation of them is spot on. But I had wanted to limit this video hence the three knots. Thanks for commenting.

[@EB-qj9ki]

a mnemonic sentence we use at sailing school for making a bowline : “The snake comes out of the well, it goes around the tree then it goes back into the well.". Bow line is also called a "bouline" in the French navy. British and Frenche navies have been trading captives for centuries ...

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Ah sailers would have to have some degree of wetness (a well). Folk on dry land have a rabbit coming out of its hole and going around the tree 😅 But which ever way it is a good way of remembering it and I should have had one of them in the video.

[@bencollyer2296]

Thanks ray much appreciated as I’m new this year been to the wye twice going a third this month. If you could do a vid on securing your barrel’s that would be great

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

When I am in Canada I usually have barrels that are in 'rucksack' style harnesses so can secure them identically to the rucksack. In Uk very often it is just a bare barrel. So then the rope goes through the handle, on the other side the rope just goes across the barrel but that isn't very secure so I will normally have zig zag the rope back across the barrel on a diagonal. Hope that helps. I will do a loading video and will try and remember to address this.

[@NikonF5user]

Like that Algonquin Outfitters boat! I take it you were in Algonquin Park? Where did you paddle?!?

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

I very often you my video and photo collection to illustrate points and this was from 2017. We did: Access Point 3 to Daisy and then along the Petawawa River to Misty and then Grassy Bay. White Trout and Big Trout Lakes then out via Otterslide, Burnt Island, Joe Lake to a takeout on Canoe Lake. With four children aged, 5, 7, 7 and 9. Video is kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKKXfpiinM-Inas My daughter was 7. Loved it.

[@grahamrowe6278]

Good stuff Ray. You know my background, and the only variation I'd add is my preference for the Figure 8 over the Overhand (both threadings). For me it looks more balanced, and I can usually pry open the 8 more easily than the overhand when it becomes tight. But that's just me... Whichever is slick, effective, ideally adjustable, and reverable on demand, is good.

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Yep it some situation I would use a figure 8 but I must admit I use an overhand knot more and more and rarely use the former. Keep well my friend.

[@TheAndyCorkill]

Thanks Ray just what I need 👍

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

I hope it works for you.

[@TheAndyCorkill]

I found the section on tying in canoe packs very useful. Guessing the same approach to using barrels also … ?

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

@@TheAndyCorkill Yes indeed

[@Gunslinger-1962-martin]

I always remember the ryhme ray ,, the rabbit goes up the hole round the tree then back down the hole 🤔 just as a suggestion ray wouldn't a Canadian jam knot suffice for the painter 🛶👍

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

I always used to use that rhyme and I had quite forgotten it. It would have been a useful addition. Not sure what a Canadian jam knot is so not using it 😁 Now off on an internet search to try and find out. FOUND IT. It appears to be a very useful knot and I could see myself using it but not as a way of attaching a painter. Thank you.

[@Gunslinger-1962-martin]

@RayGoodwinCanoe cheers ray always a tuition watching your video's 🙌🛶👌