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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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