- 1). Attach the halyard (rope) to the flag pole if it isn't already attached by running the rope through the truck, or pulley, on the top of the pole, and the cleat, or bottom part of the pole.
- 2). Attach snaps to halyard before you knot it to form a loop. Do this by putting a loop of the halyard through the eye (or bottom of the snap) and then putting the loop over the top of the snap. Once the loop is over the top, pull it tight. Be sure to place two snaps on the halyard--one each for the top and bottom corners of the flag. Accordingly, the snaps should be placed at an appropriate distance from one another so you can attach to the flag without bunching either the flag or the halyard.
- 3). Knot the halyard so that it forms a loop.
- 4). Clip the snaps through the appropriate holes in the top and bottom corners of the flag.
- 5). Hoist the flag briskly.
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