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JURYMASTKNOT

Thisknot,alsoknownasthe

mastheadknot,isusefulto

sailorsasanemergency

measuretorigajurymast.

Thecentralloopisdropped

overthemastandtheshrouds

andstaysarefixedtothe

otherthreeloopsbysheet

bends.

Method
Makea turntoformthe
centralloop(1).Twistyour
handcounterclockwiseto
formtheleftsideloop(2)and
clockwisetoformtheright
sideloop(3).Lacetheleft
loopsthroughthecentral
loop,slidingitfirstoverand
thenundertheleftedgeof
thatloop.Slidetherightloop
undertherightedgeofthe
centralloop(4,5).Theresult
shouldlooklikefigure6.Be
sureallcrossingsareas
illustrated.Takeholdofthe
innermostloopbypassingthe
indexandmiddlefingerofthe
righthandunderthenover
theturnsandthelefthand
overthenundertheturns(7,
8).Continuetopullsideways
toformthetwosideloops.
Pullingthecentralloopfinally
tightensthewholeknot(9).

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