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    The Essential Knot Book
    The Essential Knot Book
    The Essential Knot Book
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    The Essential Knot Book

    By Colin Jarman

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    "The book is just what it claims to be, all the essentials. Just what you need to know, done up in a neat handy package ready to put on board." -- SAILING

    THE ESSENTIAL KNOT BOOK covers all the bends, hitches, whippings and splices used every day by anyone going to sea. It shows at a glance both how to tie the knot, bend or hitch, and how to use it most effectively in situ aboard. The straightforward text and excellent color photographs, coupled with QR codes linking to online video demonstrations, new for this edition, make this a very user-friendly book–a must-have if you're aboard any boat, large or small.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMcGraw-Hill Education
    Release dateFeb 14, 2014
    ISBN9780071822855
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      The Essential Knot Book - Colin Jarman

      Index

      ABOUT ROPES

      HIGH TECH, LOW STRETCH

      Materials and construction techniques have come a long way in recent years and continue to be developed at amazing rates, driven by the high performance requirements of offshore and trans-ocean high budget racers. Unfortunately, some of the more exotic materials really are very expensive indeed; for the most part high performance comes at a high price.

      The main benefits of these high tech lines are their light weight coupled with high strength and low stretch. Indeed, for the majority of jobs on an average boat, strength is not something we need to worry about. If the line is thick enough for easy handling, it’s strong enough for the job. (This assumes sheaves of at least 5:1 diameter ratio and no kinks or sharp bends and careful knotting.)

      The questions to be asked then revolve around the degree of stretch that is either required or is acceptable, and the preferred construction. However, one thing that must be remembered on the matter of strength is that should a permanent eye be needed in the end of a line (for example, to fit a shackle on a halyard), that eye should be spliced in, not formed with a knot. A good splice will retain over 80 per cent of the rope’s strength, but a knot will reduce the strength by up to 50 per cent. Frightening, isn’t it?

      MATERIALS AND PROPERTIES

      Polyester, sometimes referred to by the abbreviation PES, is available as a three strand laid rope, a plait, a laid core with plaited sheath, or as a braid on braid line. Finishes can either be smooth or slightly roughened for easier handling. It’s an excellent all round material for low stretch purposes such as halyards and sheets on dinghies and cruisers, where it’s both durable and relatively chafe and chemical resistant. It’s far from being the lowest stretch material available (25 per cent at break) nor is it the strongest (8g per denier), but for the average boatowner it represents good value for money in addition to being easy to handle and

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