Product Details

• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Bennett Marine Video
• DVD Release Date: January 1, 2006
• Run Time: 25 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000E8JM2A
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #492,063 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Useful Knots For Boatmen is the best Coast Guard-produced film on the subject, covering bowline, stopper knots, half, clove, rolling, reef, anchor and double hitch, as well as the whipping of manila line.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars As stated on the video itself:, April 14, 2007

By 

Erik Ferenz "elangomat" (Langley, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Useful Knots for Boatmen [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Here Is The Best Coast Guard Produced Film On Knot Tying Techniques Available!

Knowledge and skill with knots is an absolute necessity for all boatmen, after all, when you are on a boat you are constantly tying knots for just about any purpose you can think of. Over the years so many types of knots have been created that learning and remembering them all has not been easy. This tape depicts clearly and concisely the most common and useful knots for boatmen. By following the techniques demonstrated in this video you will quickly and easily master the basic knots that everyone must know for successful boat handling.

Basic Knots Covered Include:

Clove Hitch

Anchor Bend

Bowline

Bowline on a Bight

Square Knot

Double Sheet Bend

Granny Knot

Round Turn with Two Half Hitches

Rolling Hitch

Cleat Hitch

Bowline on a Ring

Figure 8

Sheet Bend

Carrick Bend

Overhand Knot

Rope & Line Storage

And Much More!

25-minutes, Color (produced by The U.S. Coast Guard)