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'''Alternate ring hitching''', also known as '''Kackling''' or '''Keckling''', is a type of [[Ringbolt hitching]] formed with a series of alternate left and right hitches made around a ring.<ref name="ashley225">Clifford W. Ashley, ''[[The Ashley Book of Knots]]'' (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 569.</ref> Covering a ring in hitching can prevent damage if the ring is likely to chafe or strike against something, such as a | '''Alternate ring hitching''', also known as '''Kackling''' or '''Keckling''', is a type of [[Ringbolt hitching]] formed with a series of alternate left and right hitches made around a ring.<ref name="ashley225">Clifford W. Ashley, ''[[The Ashley Book of Knots]]'' (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 569.</ref> Covering a ring in hitching can prevent damage if the ring is likely to chafe or strike against something, such as a mooring line or mast. | ||
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