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• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionSynthetic Fabrics Used in RopeRope Care and SafetyRope ConstructionExplanation of Procedure and Terms UsedKnots Used on BoardFigure-of-Eight Overhand KnotMaking Fast to a CleatHalf HitchTwo Half HitchesReef KnotClove Hitch (Crossing)Clove Hitch (Temporary)Rolling Hitch Becket HitchStarting TechniqueSheet BendBowline (Fixed Loop)Bowline (Around Fixed Object)Carrick BendBowline in a BightDraw HitchConstrictorTrucker's HitchTowboat HitchEye Splice (Three-Stranded)All About CoilsHow to Make Coils SafeCommon CoilCleat CoilGasket CoilStowage CoilUtility Line StowageModern Deck HardwareWinchesOverriding TurnsSheet Winches, Hauling InHalyard Drum Winches, HoistingHalyard Drum Winches--LoweringPicking Up a MooringBending Flag Halyard to FlagstaffHeaving a LineWhippingCutting RopeDocking LinesThe Yacht TenderHoisting AboardChain HitchGlossary of Nautical TermsLine-Handling Commands

"The book's clear, sequential photographs include all the basics, including bends, splices, and line-handling tips." - Ocean Navigator "Teaches the 20 most useful knots and splices with wonderful step-by-step photographs. Almost every knot is pictured on two facing pages, so the entire sequence is right before you." - The Ensign "Its illustrations on how the knots are tied are among the best I have seen." - Mariner's Log "More than knots, [this book] is about rope and its uses on boats." - Dockside "This is a book for beginners - and a fine one at that." - Cruising Club News