Bowline on a bight end(s) and tucking the bight back down beside itself. Instead, the bight is opened up to allow the whole knot to pass through it (see picture on right). When tightened, the bight now embraces the pair of standing ends (see top picture) Bowline on a bight The Bowline on a bight is a knot which makes a pair of fixed-size loops in the middle of a rope. Its advantage is that it is reasonably easy to untie after being exposed to a strain. This knot can replace the figure-eight knot when tying into a climbing harness. However, it is critical
USS Tom Bowline (1814) The crew arrived at Bahia on 26 April. The war had already ended at the time of the encounter, but none of the vessels had received the news. Records giving details of "Tom Bowline's" subsequent service have not been found, but the vessel was apparently sold in 1818. USS Tom Bowline (1814) USS "Tom Bowline" was a schooner that the United States Navy used as a storeship during the War of 1812. The Navy sold her c.1818. The Navy purchased "Tom Bowline" in late 1814 at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for use as a storeship, and put Lieutenant B. V. Hoffman