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Beforeputtinga ropeaway,

therearea fewbasicthingsto

bedonetokeepitin good

conditionforalongtime.First

ofall,checkthattheendsare

notfrayed.Iftheyare,they

shouldbecutandfusedagain

tobindthem;thenuncoilthe

ropeinthedirectionofthelay

andseizetheends.Clean

awayanytarstains,andifitis

twistedorkinkedrunit

counterclockwisethrougha

blockandlayit ontheground

inlargeturnstoallowthe

strandstosettle.

Method
Coiltherope(seepage18),
leavinganendlongenough
forthefollowingoperations:
makethreeorfourturns
aroundthecoil(1,2);folda
bightandinsertitintothetop
ofthecoil(3);openthebight
andbenditbackoverthetop
ofthecoii(4);tightenit by
pullingtheend(5).When
drawingthehitchtaut,check
thattheturnsareeven;the
ropeshouldneverbe
tightenedunevenly.