Page 134 - Derek E. Avery - The new encyclopedia of knots

Begin by unlaying the rope and loosely form a wall knot (see page 187)

with the three strands emerging upwards (figure 88.1). Now make a
crown knot (see page 57), also kept loose. The tails are now hanging
downwards. Then take the ends and follow around the wall knot; you will
find that the tails will have laid neatly alongside the strands of the wall,
and that after completing the doubled wall knot they lie neatly with the
strands of the original crown. These are also followed around to complete
the manrope knot with the tails taken back down through the centre of

the knot to protrude at the bottom (figure 88.2), where they can be cut
close to the knot.

figure 88.2

Marline or spunyarn: an impregnated cordage available throughout a
large range of sizes and grades of quality. Mainly used as a form of
protection to bind splices, it can also be used as a whipping on very large

ropes.

Marlow eye splice: this is an eight-plait eye splice, and suitable for 9 or

10mm (0.4in) diameter ropes on dinghy sheets, as it has no great strength.

First tie a figure of eight loop (see page 82), about 2m (6ft 6in) from the