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ISBN10: 0071387978 | ISBN13: 9780071387972

Nautical Knots Illustrated, 2nd Edition

ISBN10: 0071387978
ISBN13: 9780071387972
By Paul H H Snyder and Arthur F. F. Snyder

© 2002 Published January 31, 2002

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Acknowledgments

Introduction

Synthetic Fabrics Used in Rope

Rope Care and Safety

Rope Construction

Explanation of Procedure and Terms Used

Knots Used on Board

Figure-of-Eight

Overhand Knot

Making Fast to a Cleat

Half Hitch

Two Half Hitches

Reef Knot

Clove Hitch (Crossing)

Clove Hitch (Temporary)

Rolling Hitch

Becket Hitch

Starting Technique

Sheet Bend

Bowline (Fixed Loop)

Bowline (Around Fixed Object)

Carrick Bend

Bowline in a Bight

Draw Hitch

Constrictor

Trucker's Hitch

Towboat Hitch

Eye Splice (Three-Stranded)

All About Coils

How to Make Coils Safe

Common Coil

Cleat Coil

Gasket Coil

Stowage Coil

Utility Line Stowage

Modern Deck Hardware

Winches

Overriding Turns

Sheet Winches, Hauling In

Halyard Drum Winches, HoistingHalyard Drum Winches--Lowering

Picking Up a Mooring

Bending Flag Halyard to Flagstaff

Heaving a Line

Whipping

Cutting Rope

Docking Lines

The Yacht Tender

Hoisting Aboard

Chain Hitch

Glossary of Nautical Terms

Line-Handling Commands

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