Pete, this thread had to do with tying braided line, not twist laid (I
though we were just talking about tying a line to itself, anyway). 
Splicing the braid is a pain in the ass at the best of times, and
damned near impossible on line that small, plus you need the tools.  As
for tying loops, the bowline has some serious disadvantages.  It is
more appropriate for constant rather than cyclic loads, for the same
reason it is easy to untie.  It also requires a double overhand knot
for back-up, while with a figure eight on a bight or a figure eight
follow-through, you can get away with a single.

-Sean


On Sat, 18 Dec 1999 07:48:42 EST, Gilldiver@ao*.co* wrote:

>For permanently attaching a line I personally prefer to just do an eye 
>splice. It will never come undone and is easy to do. For temporary knots a 
>bowline is the best as it can be tied and untied in the water easily even 
>with heavy gloves on.
>
>Pete Johnson






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