All boaters need to have a repertoire of reliable knots and splices
they can call upon in many situations, both on board and at the
dockside. This handy pocket guide, part of the bestselling Reeds Skipper's Handbook
series, is a quick aide memoire for experienced sailors, but also
provides novice sailors with all they need to know to master the most
useful knots and splices they will need on a regular basis when going
to sea.
Each knot gets a double page spread with a clear photograph showing
what the finished knot should look like, and step-by-step diagrams
accompanied by straightforward instructions about how to tie it.
Helpful text also describes each knot's use, when and why to use it,
how strong it is, how quickly it can be tied (and untied), and what
type and thickness of rope can be used to tie it with.
This is the perfect pocket companion.

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9781472979100
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1Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- OVERHAND KNOTS AND HITCHES
- Boom hitch
- Buntline hitch
- Double overhand knot
- Firemanâs chair knot
- Fishermanâs knot
- Hunterâs bend
- Overhand shortening
- Perfection loop
- Reef knot
- Round turn and two half hitches
- Taut-line hitch
- Zeppelin bend
- FIGURE-OF-EIGHT KNOTS
- Figure-of-eight bend
- Figure-of-eight hitch
- Flemish bend
- Stevedoreâs knot
- BOWLINES AND BENDS
- Bowline on a bight
- Heaving line bend
- Inuit bowline
- Lapp knot
- Round-turn bowline
- Sheet bend
- Simple simon
- Twin bowline bend
- Water bowline
- CROSSING KNOTS
- Ground-line hitch
- Midshipmanâs hitch
- Rolling hitch
- Pole lashing
- Sailorâs gripping hitch
- Snuggle hitch
- WRAP AND TUCK KNOTS
- Common rope seizing
- Common whipping
- Constrictor knot
- Heaving line knot
- Jack Ketchâs knot
- Perfected whipping
- Scaffold knot
- Triple fishermanâs knot
- OTHER USEFUL KNOTS
- Carrick bend
- Catspaw
- Halyard hitch
- Jury mast knot
- Knute knot
- Lightermanâs hitch
- Monkeyâs fist
- Mooring hitch
- Ossel knot
- Post hitch
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