Completely revised and updated, the third edition of this popular and handy reference book covers all the knots, bends, hitches, whippings, and splices the mariner needs to know.
Every splice project a boater will ever needsplice rope to wire, make eye splices for dock lines in traditional three-strand braid as well as in today's high-tech Spectron and Kevlar ropes.
How to select the proper equipment and materials for your boat. Dimensions, weights, properties, strengths of equipment (like anchors, winches and line), materials, fastenings, spars, rigging, engines, even the boat's furniture. A valuable aid when buying and refurbishing a boat.
Fancy ropework is not difficult, but it can be confusing. The Marlinspike Sailor makes almost anything that can be done with rope easysplices, grommets, whipping, seizing, worming, parcelling, serving, special knots, mats, ladders, fenders and handles. It includes how-to-do chapters on other handy items like wooden bilge pumps, jacklines, wooden cleats, bags, buckets and more.
This book truly covers line and rigging from A to Z. Easy to read and understand. The following is covered: 7 ways to tie a bowline, how to splice braided rope, how to choose the right rope, the principles of rig design in simple language, the Turk's Head, the Matthew Walker knot and other fancy work, plus much more.