Could you please tell me what a nautical knot is? How fast in MPH?

Question

How the knot measures depth to feat?

What is the best knot to tie a knot when securely tie-ing down your craft and explain how to tie it?

What is and how do you tie a slip not and what is it used for?

I need to know all about knots!

Answer 1

A nautical mile is 1 minute of arc measured at the equator

ie the distance round the world is 60 x 360 = 21600 Nautical miles.

1 nautical mile = 1.85200 kilometers

1 nautical mile = 1.150779  Statute mile

Answer 2

a knot is 1 nautical mile per hour or 1.15 statute miles.per hour

a knot is not used to measure depth, a fathom is 6 feet in depth

Learn to tie a bowline, it will work for most uses on the boat.

Answer 3

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/ind...

http://uk.wrs.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGk5gz7hR...

6ft=1 fathom

2000yds=1 nautical mile.

Answer 4

And the other form of knots....

http://www.tollesburysc.co.uk/Knots/Knot...

or

http://www.scoutingresources.org.uk/knot...

Answer 5

I believe it's 1.15mph.

A knot is a nautical-mile-per hour. A nautical mile is 2000 yards, i.e. 6000 ft, as opposed to a statute mile, which is 5280ft.  So you can do the math!

Answer 6

this should help....look at this website.

Answer 7

A knot (speed) is 1.15 mph.

A nautical mile (distance) is 6072' and a statute mile is 5280'

It has nothing to do with depth.

The best knot to tie is a bowline.

Answer 8

slightly over  1mph.  Before GPS and Speedos sailors measured speed by tying knots in a rope at specific intervals.  Then while sailing they woul let this rope out over a specific length of time.  Count the number of knots let out, and this was there speed in knots.