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MARIOBIGONAND GUIDOREGAZZONI THE MORROW GUIDE TO KNOTS 647 photographsincolor FOR SAILING FISHING CAMPING CLIMBING Translatedfro ...

CopyrightCl 1981 byArnoldoMondadori,S.pA,Milano English-languagetranslationcopyrightCl 1982 byArnaldaMondadori,S.p.A.,Milano Tra ...

CONTENTS 9 Cordage 25 Utilityknots 27 Stopperknots 39 Hitches 67 Loops 99 Runningknots 107 Shortenings 115 Tackle 119 Bends 143 ...

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Theaimofthishandbookisbasicallyinstructive,sowehave concentrated on two specific aspects: illustrations and terminology.Weconsid ...

Onefinalword:itisnotnecessarytoknowagreatnumber of knots;fourorfive-suchasthebowline,thesheetbend,the clovehitch,andthefigure-ei ...

cordage cordage Ropewasoneofman'sfirstinventions,certainlypredatingthe wheel,anditsstructurehasremainedessentiallythesamefor cen ...

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covering, whilethe strength ofthe ropelies solely inits internalpartwhichisalsobraidedandisknownasthecore (d).Bothtypesofropehav ...

Naturalfibers Naturalfibershavenowalmostcompletelybeenreplacedby synthetics,butthemostcommonlyusedwerehemp,manilla, cotton,andsi ...

Polyamidefibers (commonlyknownasnylon) Thesefibersofferexcellentcharacteristicsforrope,asthey combinestrength andelasticity, ena ...

extentinhalyardsandsheetsforracingboatswhichneedever lightermaterialswhichdonotdeform.A ropemadeofthis materialisfourtimesstrong ...

Howtochoosearope Thechoiceofropeshouldbebasedonwhatit willultimately beusedforandshouldalsotakeintoconsiderationboththe material ...

Maintenance Becauseofitsstructure,ropeisquitea sturdyproductand doesnotneedanyspecialattention.Itisimportanttokeepit dry to avoi ...

Usefloatinglinesonlyforrescuework,lightbuoys,etc. Repair fraying ends immediately; apart from looking untidy,theyquicklyconsume ...

COILING DOWN ACABLE Knowinghowtocoildowna cableproperlyisimportantin ordertoavoiditsbecominga massofknotsandtangles. whichwouldm ...

USING A CLEAT Windthehalyardontothe cleatusingthesailor's method;thencoiluptheend runningfree(1).Putyourleft handthroughthecoila ...

HANGING ACABLE Whena cablehasbeencoiled. it shouldbetiedoffsothatit canbehungtidilytotakeup lessroom.Hangingtherope alsohelpsitt ...

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