Which knots should you demonstrate for boating?

Cleating hitch, bowline, clove hitch, anchor bend, sheet bend.

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  3. Only a square knot

Why: Scouts demonstrate cleating hitch, bowline, clove hitch, anchor bend, and sheet bend.

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Answer: Cleating hitch, bowline, clove hitch, anchor bend, sheet bend. Scouts demonstrate cleating hitch, bowline, clove hitch, anchor bend, and sheet bend.

  1. Scouting America: Motorboating www.scouting.org/merit-badges/motorboating
    Demonstrate knots used in boating: cleating hitch, bowline, clove hitch, anchor bend, and sheet bend.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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