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Updated the knot section on our wiki to include photos of each knot, previously there was only a list of names.
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A gripping sailor's hitch, another good friction knot. It's used to tie one rope to another, or a rope to a pole, when the pull is lengthwise along the object.   @rek ha when I started sailing I had no idea how you were supposed to pull up the anchor. No windlass on the boat so I just sat down and pulled hard. I only have 30ft of chain so maybe it's easier. The last few feet can be tough. I guess most people probably have a windlass :)
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ignore the little knot i used to close the loop ^^;;, just made a quick knot to showcase the main friction hitch (a better knot ought to be used to make a loop, like a double fisherman's knot)  Not new, but still quite like it. We like to give each other silly nicknames when speaking on the radio. In this case, bread names :neofox_peek_bread: "Rye, Rye, Rye, this is Spelt!" 
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Dev & I watched the Race to Alaska movie yesterday, about racers that journey up Canada's Inside Passage to Alaska, a 1207 km(750 miles) ride through strong tidal currents, traffic-infested waters, and overall very difficult sea/wind conditions. A very good watch. We saw the R2AK depart from the Victoria Harbour in 2016(second year for the R2AK), we were amazed at all the crazy pedal-powered contraptions the racers had built to propel their boats (victoria harbour doesnt permit sailing, and the race forbids the use of engines).  @rek It's so good, right? I saw it at the virtual Wooden Boat Festival when it debuted. Welp, It is hard to take an appetizing photo of a whole wheat chocolate cookie XD! (Plus it's been overcast for days, shit light.) I've been experimenting with baking cookies on the stovetop, this was my best attempt so far. No burned bottoms, great texture :>. I used a trivet to elevate the cookies in my cast iron pan, and cooked them with a lid on for 30 minutes low-med heat. #thegalley Took a while to cook because my IH plate doesn't like working for long at medium heat, but it doesn't complain at low heat. The plate doesn't like to cook at med heat for long when it thinks that there's nothing in the pan(even if it isn't empty, this happens when I cook flat bread in the pan too).  @rek oh NICE! these look real tasty and as if they have a good texture and solidity! a few weeks back i tried improvising a batch of "healthy chocolate chip cookies" (using canola, date sugar, spelt). they turned out tasty but a bit wobbly and soft. needs further experimenting ^^  I also updated this image :>! Our support page has an image of the boat in another mode, with the table gone. In this mode the table is hooked on the wall next to the woodstove. Ruler of the Taiga. 3 pages out of 6, still working on the other 3 :>... See pages together: https://kokorobot.ca/site/ruler_of_the_taiga.html Ruler of the Taiga. The last 3 pages [6/6] SUPER happy with this ^______^ Full sequence: https://kokorobot.ca/site/ruler_of_the_taiga.html
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@rek so much more space. I’ve never used more than one burner at a time on the boat. #onepotlife Good tradeoff in my opinion. An otter kept us up last night, hopping on and off the boat non-stop, doing... I don't know what. Eventually Devine got fed up and stuck their head outside, the otter took a quick dive overboard and did not return. At night, both us are especially lazy. It's hard to will ourselves to get up to do something about the thing that annoys us, even if doing the thing earlier could save us sleep :neofox_blush_hide:
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The point isn't to illustrate 'all of the knots', this is just a short list of the ones we use the most.
Extra uses for these knots:
Keeping Little Ninj out of trouble by keeping him tethered to the boat.
Making a decorative headband for Little Ninj.
@rek excellent resource. Thanks.