Slip-Not, About & Instructions

A Slip-Not simply and efficiently replaces tying knots in twist rope with speed, ease and a steadfast security that is impossible to achieve with conventional knot typing methods. A robust hook that when applied to a rope acts as a "fourth strand" and locks into the rope. A Slip-Not can be applied anywhere on a rope, located between two strands and simply "does not move" yet is simple and fast to remove when required!

Slip-Not's can be manufactured to suit any size twist rope and some multi strand woven ropes. Twist rope is everyday common rope that has two or more strands twisted together. The Slip-Not sizes are easily identified by colour coded caps.

With the Slip-Not being adaptable to many embodiments the range of Slip-Not products offers infinite possibilities, it's use is only limited by ones imagination.

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How the Slip-Not Came To Be

The Slip-Not was designed by commercial fisherman, Peter Robinson, to make anchoring a boat a simple and safer task.

Fishing for a living means you fishing when the fish are biting, regardless of conditions outside of life threatening. As you may well know from experience, anchoring a boat in rough seas can be at times dangerous. Especially when attempting to tie knots in a taut anchor rope to attach a anchor springer. Once a knot is tied, after the first dozen jolts from the ocean, wind and the weight of your boat, that knot is going to take some undoing, That's if it comes undone at all! Knots damage rope, especially tight ones, to the point that the rope breaks. When your anchor rope breaks it's an expensive experience, (and potentially dangerous) anchors, rope, chain and shackles don't come cheep.

After experiencing the above scenario a number of times Peter set out to resolve his problem. After all common old three strand twisted rope has been around for how long? It was past time that someone came up with an invention to simply eliminate thousands of years of sophisticated knot development. They say that "necessity is the mother of all inventions", with that necessity the Slip-Not was created.

Developed and tested over a number of years by Blue Acres before being made commercially available, the Slip-Not has never broken a rope or prematurely become detached in any application or testing.

Sea trials in the most extreme offshore conditions Slip-Not's have safely retained commercial fishing boats, charter vessels and other recreational craft to an anchor line. The Slip-Not range of products and prototypes have been tested to secure loads and equipment in trailers, tray backs and utilities. Having transported various loads at highway speeds over hundreds of kilometers, using off road vehicles in all terrains we have never had a Slip-Not product fail or broken a rope.

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Slip-Not will work on twist rope of all sizes and material types. Nylon rope is notorious for being difficult to tie knots with, the Slip-Not easily eliminates all problems experienced with nylon rope.

Slip-Not will even work on rope that is oily, including nylon!

People using Slip-Not claim: - "It's so simple, so fast, so secure, it's BRILLIANT"

Unlike knots, a Slip-Not will not come undone and will remain applied to a slack or taut rope until removed.

Slip-Not's ease of use saves time, offers security and peace of mind.

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To apply a Slip-Not to a rope place the rope into the opening of the Slip-Not as shown. Locate the Slip-Not between two strands and push the rope into the opening with your thumb.

While maintaining pressure with your thumb pull the rope and Slip-Not in opposite directions so the rope is located in the Slip-Not as shown.

To remove the Slip-Not from the rope grasp the rope on the opposite side of the Slip-Not and push the Slip-Not as shown while pulling the rope in the opposite direction.

To apply a Slip-Not to a taut rope place the rope into the opening of the Slip-Not and pull the Slip-Not on to rope as shown. To remove push in the opposite direction.

To apply a rope to a Deck Mount Slip-Not place the rope into the opening of the Slip-Not as shown. Locate the Slip-Not between two strands and push the rope into the opening with your thumb.

While maintaining pressure with your thumb pull the rope in the direction of the arrow so the rope is located in the Slip-Not as shown.

To remove the rope from the Deck Mount Slip-Not grasp the rope on the opposite side of the Deck Mount Slip-Not and pull the rope in the direction of the arrow.

Deck Mount Slip-Nots are manufactured with four countersunk holes for mounting to a variety of surfaces. When installing a Deck Mount Slip-Not ensure that all bolt holes are utilised using high tensile bolts and self-locking nuts.

For boats fitted with bollards install the Deck Mount Slip-Not behind the bollard.

If large loads or forces could be applied to the rope place the rope around the bollard 1 or 2 times to reduce the force applied to the Deck Mount Slip-Not.

For small trailer boats and tenders simply place the rope in the Deck Mount Slip-Not

Trailers and Tray Backs

Deck Mount Slip-Not's installed on trailers and tray backs for the purpose of securing loads are to be positioned so the rope is placed around a tie down rail before being located in the Deck Mount Slip-Not. This enables more tension to be applied to the load before securing the rope in the Deck Mount Slip-Not and reduces the force applied to the Slip-Not if an impact occurs.

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