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MULTI-STRAND STOPPER OR TERJ\HNAL KNOTS

thumb cleat beside the hole on the after face of the cathead, and then

is brought inboard and made fast to a timber head.

This knot was shown to me by Walter Thompson, head boat

steerer on the Sunbeam, and afterwards mate. While boat steerer, he

was called "Bosun" because of his proficiency with knots, there being

no boatswain on a whaler. The ro e is first crowned, next walled,

and finally tucked to the top as il ustrated. When tying the knot, 696

if it is pinned out flat on the cork board with the stem tucked down

through the center hole, there will be little chance of a mistake in

tucking.

The end is stuck up immediately without following the previous

wall; this is indicated by the arrows. If correctly tied the knot will

resemble STOPPER KNOT ~674' with a crown added.

699. A SINGLE CROWN AND DOUBLE WALL (I). Start as in me previ-

ous knot, but when the wall has been com leted take one strand and

follow below the strand ahead (counterc ockwise) and tuck up to

the center. Do likewise with the other two strands. The circuit Jf

only one strand is illustrated here, but each strand in turn is moved

counterclockwise.

The sequence of these three knots-~698, ~699, and ~700-should

be compared with ~674' ~675, and ~676.

700. A SINGLE CROWN AND DOUBLE WALL (2). The final tuck of

:his is made be ond one additional standing part. This gives a char-

lcter quite di erent from the previous knot, which has a flat, even

lase.

701. SINGLE '=ROWN AND DOUBLE WALL (3). Having tied the

:rown and wall. tuck each end through the bight of the next crown 700

to the right. Then bring each end around to the right, following

under the adjacent parallel wall, and, passing by the next end to the

right, tuck up to the center under three parts.

Unlike the BUTTON KNOTS, the strands of STOPPER KNOTS seldom

are canvas-covered.

702. STOPPER KNOTS of different kinds are tied in life lines, etc.,

and are !"')ve through stanchions at the ends of alleyways, compan-

ionways, and catwalks. The working end may have an EYE SPLICE

(~2747), or it may be pointed and finished off with EYE ~3550 or

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