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Contents
Preface ix
Forewords
by Larry Pardey xi
by Peter H. Spectre xi
by Des Pawson xiii
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction xvi
CHAPTER 1 A Rigging Primer 1
Rope 1
Two More Tools 5
Small Stuff—Spike Knots, Service, Seizings, Constrictors 7
Lashing 14
CHAPTER 2 Creating and Managing Tension 21
Rope Construction and Materials 21
Block and Tackle 27
Block Construction 31
Tackle Applications 38
Choosing Winch Power 40
The Come-Along 45
Sweating Up 46
Turnbuckles (The Inclined Plane) 46
A General Admonition to Keep Things Taut 47
(or at Least Not Slack)
Sorting 48
CHAPTER 3 Friction, Part 1: Knotting 49
A Turn Around the Cook’s Leg 50
Six Hitches 55
Six in the Bight 59
Seven Bowlines 64
Eight Bends 70
A Specialist 76
The End of Your Rope: Stopper Knots 78
