AquilaCat
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Two bowlines is not safe
Seems like anchor testing, knot testing is all over the map.
Three strand knots and bends act much differently than braided, jacketed lines.
Seems spliced loops still win, so I agree with the lines with end thimbles, shackled together as strongest....whether best.... has to work for you.
On my one sailboat...I did do all my lines with end thimbles....anchor, dock, misc..... did give lots of flexibility with a bucket of shackles.
Two bowlines is not safe
Isn't the Sheet Bend designed for this purpose? It's what I was taught to use for this. Because of the greater contact area between the two lines it's less prone to failure, no?
I was always taught it was for lines of different diameters.
Not sure if it's accurate, but when I learned knots in scouting, the sheet bend was said to be the best knot for joining any 2 ropes. Certainly for different diameters, but even if they are the same.
The sheet bend is a bend. It is practical for joining lines of different diameter or rigidity. It is quick and easy to tie, and is considered so essential it is the first knot given in the Ashley Book of Knots. Wikipedia
Sure it might work fine but it is based on 2 sized diameter line where other bends may work better on lines of equal size but not on different sizes.