Anthony, What you are doing is awesome. Exposing a lot of newbies/lurkers on what is involved. Cheers. On my first merchant ship, the bowline was ingrained in me. Frontward, backward, upside down, under something that I couldn’t even see it. Used that knot more than any other by far. And still use today, after 13 years on the beach. ‘Texas Chicken’ is a trip the first time you do it, especially when no one tells you about it. Flaking the chain on a small boat is a lot better and easier than slushing lines. 
Keep it up, and thank you.