Summary
Completely revised and updated, the second edition of this popular and handy reference book covers all the most useful and practical knots, bends, hitches, whippings, and splices in everyday use by mariners. It also covers the most modern high-tech rope materials and constructions, which require special knotting and splicing techniques.
Each knot, bend, and hitch is described, illustrated, and photographed in actual use. With one knot per page, the user never has to turn a page while tying. Soundings magazine said, This small book lives up to its title. It covers all the average boater will ever need.
From the bowline and figure eight to the truckers hitch and the fishermans bend, here are the 27 knots, 5 whippings, and 12 splices every boater should know.
Sailors Gazette calls it the first book you should reach for right after you learn to throw a clockwise hitch on a cleat.
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Review
"The book is just what it claims to be, the essentials. Just what you need to know, all done up in a neat handy package ready to put on board."
--Sailing
"The Essential Knot Book is the first book you should reach for right after you learn to throw a clockwise turn and hitch onto a cleat... . This book deserves a place on the bookshelf of every serious sailor."
--Sailor's Gazette
"With good photographs showing each knot in actual use, clear line drawings showing step-by-step tying methods, plus large type, this small book is an excellent and surprisingly complete guide. It covers about two dozen knots that will take care of every need we have encountered in our sailing life."
--Sail
"With large print and exceptionally clear drawings and photos, this small paperback lives up to its title. It cover the making and use of 27 knots, four whippings, and 12 splices--all the average boater will ever need."
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Some Rope Terms Explained
1 Knots, Bends, and Hitches
Reef Knot
Slipped Reef Knot
Figure of Eight
Bowline
Round Turn and Two Half Hitches
Fisherman's or Anchor Bend
Clove Hitch
Lighterman's Hitch
Sheet Bend or Becket Bend
Double Sheet or Becket Bend
Rolling Hitch on Rope
Rolling Hitch About A Spar
Figure of Eight Loop
Constrictor Knot
Surgeon's Knot
Carrick Bend
Sheepshank
Marling Hitch
Waggoner's or Trucker's Hitch
Buntline Fisherman's Bend
Spar Hitch
Sliding Figures of Eight
Stopper Knot
Bowline on the Bight
Spanish Bowline
Jury or Masthead Knot
Hunter's Bend
Coiling Hitches
2 Whippings
Common Whipping
West Country Whipping
Needle and Palm Whipping
Sailmaker's Whipping
Alternatives to Whipping
3 Splicing
Short Splice
Three Strand Eye Splice
Multiplait Eye Splice
Stitch and Whip Eye in Plaited Rope
Laid Core Eye Splice
Braid on Braid Eye Splice
High Tech, Low Stretch
Flemish Wire Eye Splice
Multiplait to Chain Splice
Index
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