Log in or sign up to leave a comment level 2Probably. They used to also use old engine blocks. So you can tie up your boat off shore.level 2Comment removed by moderator · 2 hr. agolevel 2Probably old buoy anchorslevel 2Could it be from fishing, idk??level 2Plot twist … but for a body.level 2They just cut them loose when they’re done with them?level 1Could be from fishing. Used as an anchor. I’ve done it a few times, just sayinglevel 2Yes. Those knots are semi antislip. They will give if you work em just right. If you were going to send a body attached you would do one more turn around the line and run the tag end through the loop at the top. Hypothetically speaking.level 2It was this post here, officers 👆level 2Was just about to say that.. we used cinder blocks many times to anchor our smaller boats back in the days (also lost a couple)level 2I’ve lost a cinder block anchor before.