Comments on: Knot Wednesday: The Monkey’s Fist http://deepseanews.com/2009/12/the-monkeys-fist/ All the news on the Earth's largest environment. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:09:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt Beaudoin http://deepseanews.com/2009/12/the-monkeys-fist/comment-page-1/#comment-93534 Matt Beaudoin Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:21:13 +0000 http://deepseanews.com/?p=6388#comment-93534 I make thousands of these for sale. For the boat owner, I have been making them with ping pong balls inside to provide enough buoyancy to hold up a couple keys should they fall overboard. I really like the polypropylene idea, and I have never even considered using them as a float salvage. This is ingenious. You've overcome the crushing power of the water by going coreless (which I do for decorative pieces) and instead use the specific gravity of the polypro for buoyancy. I've saved a link to this page, when I rework my pages, I'd like to include a link here to share a very creative use of one of the basic knots of seamanship. Matt I make thousands of these for sale. For the boat owner, I have been making them with ping pong balls inside to provide enough buoyancy to hold up a couple keys should they fall overboard. I really like the polypropylene idea, and I have never even considered using them as a float salvage. This is ingenious. You’ve overcome the crushing power of the water by going coreless (which I do for decorative pieces) and instead use the specific gravity of the polypro for buoyancy.

I’ve saved a link to this page, when I rework my pages, I’d like to include a link here to share a very creative use of one of the basic knots of seamanship.

Matt

]]> By: Matt H. http://deepseanews.com/2009/12/the-monkeys-fist/comment-page-1/#comment-9375 Matt H. Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:41:00 +0000 http://deepseanews.com/?p=6388#comment-9375 Ah this is one not I keep on meaning to learn. You should do a knot segment like the marine phrase. For the DOI boat class you couldn't pass if you couldn't do the bowline and about 5 other knots. My old coworker used to make these when bored and just harass people, so yeah def a weapon. Ah this is one not I keep on meaning to learn. You should do a knot segment like the marine phrase. For the DOI boat class you couldn’t pass if you couldn’t do the bowline and about 5 other knots. My old coworker used to make these when bored and just harass people, so yeah def a weapon.

]]> By: Dr. M http://deepseanews.com/2009/12/the-monkeys-fist/comment-page-1/#comment-9316 Dr. M Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:02:11 +0000 http://deepseanews.com/?p=6388#comment-9316 No insides and use polypro No insides and use polypro

]]> By: bowsprite http://deepseanews.com/2009/12/the-monkeys-fist/comment-page-1/#comment-9309 bowsprite Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:29:56 +0000 http://deepseanews.com/?p=6388#comment-9309 they float! you are not making the wraps around lead, are you? what do you use inside? I have several around as door stops around ping pong balls, but the balls get crushed. they float! you are not making the wraps around lead, are you? what do you use inside? I have several around as door stops around ping pong balls, but the balls get crushed.

]]> By: Mark http://deepseanews.com/2009/12/the-monkeys-fist/comment-page-1/#comment-9258 Mark Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:33:37 +0000 http://deepseanews.com/?p=6388#comment-9258 Thanks for posting this - brings back memories. We used to make these in boy scouts and flail them around like medieval weapons. Ours had several more layers than the one pictured. Thanks for posting this – brings back memories. We used to make these in boy scouts and flail them around like medieval weapons. Ours had several more layers than the one pictured.

]]> By: Tweets that mention The Monkey’s Fist | Deep Sea News -- Topsy.com http://deepseanews.com/2009/12/the-monkeys-fist/comment-page-1/#comment-9209 Tweets that mention The Monkey’s Fist | Deep Sea News -- Topsy.com Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:25:38 +0000 http://deepseanews.com/?p=6388#comment-9209 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by RJS and Kevin Zelnio, Subsea Technology. Subsea Technology said: #underwater The Monkey s Fist | Deep Sea News: В I have used them repeatedly as underwater float in polypro line that ca http://url4.eu/sHoR [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by RJS and Kevin Zelnio, Subsea Technology. Subsea Technology said: #underwater The Monkey s Fist | Deep Sea News: В I have used them repeatedly as underwater float in polypro line that ca http://url4.eu/sHoR [...]

]]> By: Miriam http://deepseanews.com/2009/12/the-monkeys-fist/comment-page-1/#comment-9197 Miriam Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:47:45 +0000 http://deepseanews.com/?p=6388#comment-9197 A fine knot! And I'm equally impressed that you've decided to start tagging posts "bar fight." A fine knot! And I’m equally impressed that you’ve decided to start tagging posts “bar fight.”

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