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              48a                                                48b










              48c                                                48d









             48 JURY KNOT
             The Jury Knot or Masthead Knot is  cross the two middle bights (48b) left
             designed to be fitted to the head of a  over right, and weave them, over and
             jury (emergency or temporary) mast,  under, out to the sides. Pull them out
             providing four attachment points for  as side loops and pull the centre loop
             shrouds (supporting lines). To form  up (48c). By joining the free ends
             the knot, begin by laying out three  together there are now four loops to
             loops (48a) with each formed in the  bend shrouds to with double Becket
             same direction. Overlap the right  Bends (12) as in 48d. The Masthead
             hand loop onto the middle one and  Knot is also useful for rigging a mast
             that one onto the left hand loop. Then   in a yacht’s tender.







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