The Marlinspike Sailor

The Marlinspike Sailor

This classic is organized as follows:<br /><br />Making Rope Behave<br />Knot, Bend or Hitch?<br />Anyone Can Splice<br />The Short Splice<br />The Long Splice<br />The Stowage of Rope<br />How to Lay Up a Grommet<br />Whippings<br />The Heaving Line<br />Some Notes on Seizing<br />Worming, Parceling and Serving<br />The Running Turk’s Head<br />The Star Knot<br />The Tack Knot<br />The Lanyard Knot<br />Matthew Walker’s Knot<br />A Simple Rope Mat<br />Ladder Mat and Block Mat<br />A Russian or Walled Mat<br />A Sword Mat<br />A Rope Ladder with a New Twist<br />Plaited Sennits<br />Crown Sennits<br />Rope Handles<br />Coach whipping<br />Grafting, Pointing and Hitching<br />Cockscombing<br />The Sea Chest<br />Deadeyes and Lanyards<br />Decorative Wall Bag<br />Tom Crosby’s Ditty Sox<br />The Rigger’s Little Helper<br />Wooden Bilge Pumps<br />Palm and Needle Practice<br />The Ditty-Bag<br />The Sea Bag<br />The Bell Rope<br />Wooden Cleats<br />Rope Fenders<br />Stropped Blocks<br />Canvas Deck Bucket<br />Rigging a Jackline<br />Sail Stop Bag<br />Some Notes on the Use of “Taykles”<br />A Lanyard for a Cannon<br />The Catboat Race<br />Making a Mast Boot<br />The Water Jug<br />Registration Numbers<br />Art and Yacht Design<br />Synthetic Fibers and Their Characteristics