Find your spot on the limb, at least three feet from the trunk, but not so far that it sags under your weight. Prepare your rope with an eye splice* to make a loop in one end. Toss the eye splice over ...

There are many rituals boaters perform in the spring to get ready for the coming season. One of them for me is to prepare my mooring setup, using eye splices. A number of years ago I was taught to ...