Hi!

What I need to do is secure a boat to a dock. The boat has two ropes : one in the front, and one in the back. Both ropes are secured to the boat on one end, and the other end is tied to a paint bucket full of dried cement to serve as anchors.

I need to tie the ropes to two rings that are bolted to a dock. How can I neatly tie the rope to the rings without the possibility of manipulating the "end" of the rope (the paint bucket end)?

I see too many people just jerking the rope in the rings hoping everything will stay in place. I need to learn how to do it the right way.

Any help or specific knot schematics for this application would be appreciated!