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24 Bowline on the Bight 57
25 Spanish Bowline 58
26 Jury or Masthead Knot 60
27 Hunter’s Bend 62
Coiling Hitches
28 Halyard Coil 63
29 Half Hitch Coil for Stowage 64
30 Buntline or Gasket Coil 65

2 WHIPPINGS 66

01 Common Whipping 68
02 West Country Whipping 69
03 Needle and Palm Whipping 70
04 Sailmaker’s Whipping 71
05 Alternatives to Whipping 72

3 SPLICING 74
01 Short Splice 76
02 Long Splice 78
03 Three Strand Eye Splice 79
04 Multiplait Eye Splice 80
05 Stitch and Whip Eye in Plaited Rope 82
06 Laid Core Eye Splice 84
07 Braid on Braid Eye Splice 88
08 Flemish Wire Eye Splice 91
09 Multiplait to Chain Splice 93

How to use the QR Codes in this book 95
Index 96

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