I see many people with short tows attached to their decks, usually just some line with a carabiner at each end. Some use them exclusively as a paddle park and others use them with contact tows or while rafting up. It recently dawned on me that without a quick release these could easily become a hazard, so I have taken to removing one of the carabiners and substituting it with a slip hitch to my deck line. The knot I use is a mooring hitch and while it easily releases with one hand, it binds well under pressure.
The following is from scoutXing
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