{"product_id":"the-arts-of-the-sailor-knotting-splicing-and-ropework-dover-maritime","title":"The Arts of the Sailor: Knotting, Splicing and Ropework (Dover Maritime)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReprint. Originally published: New York: Van Nostrand, 1953.;Includes index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver 150 years ago, the skills needed to operate a merchant sailing vessel were many and varied. While not nearly as much in demand today as they were in the days of the Yankee clippers, these skills nevertheless remain important and necessary to today's yachtsmen and owners of smaller pleasure boats.\u003cbr\u003eIn this excellent handbook on basic shipboard skills, marine expert Hervey Garrett Smith offers boating and yachting enthusiasts a complete course in rigging, working, and maintaining a ship. More than 100 illustrations help the reader grasp the fundamentals and fine points of handling a ship while the author describes in detail a sailor's tools, basic knots, and useful hitches as well as the arts of splicing, handsewing, and canvas work.\u003cbr\u003eOther topics equally important to safe, economical, and efficient boat maintenance and management include belaying, coiling, and stowing; towing procedures; how to make a chafing gear; and much more. Easy-to-follow instructions for fashioning decorative knots, ornamental coverings, and nettings, and even how to make a proper bucket round out this engaging and informative guide.\u003cbr\u003ePacked with useful \"hands-on\" information conveyed in a chatty, humorous style, \u003ci\u003eThe Arts of the Sailor \u003c\/i\u003eis the perfect book to keep aboard ship for study and for ready reference when the need arises. It also makes delightful reading for armchair sailors and the legions of landlubbers with an interest in the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI. The Anatomy of Rope and Cordage \n\u003cbr\u003eII. Sailor's Vernacular \n\u003cbr\u003eIII. Some Sailor's Tools and Their Use \n\u003cbr\u003eIV. Basic Knots \n\u003cbr\u003eV. Useful Hitches \n\u003cbr\u003eVI. The Art of Splicing \n\u003cbr\u003eVII. Whippings \n\u003cbr\u003eVIII. Seizings \n\u003cbr\u003eIX. \"Belaying, Coiling and Stowing\" \n\u003cbr\u003eX. The Service of Wire and Rope \n\u003cbr\u003eXI. Hand Sewing and Canvaswork \n\u003cbr\u003eXII. Decorative Knots \n\u003cbr\u003eXIII. Ornamental Coverings and Nettings \n\u003cbr\u003eXIV. Sennit Making \n\u003cbr\u003eXV. Chafing Gear \n\u003cbr\u003eXVI. The Technique of Reefing \n\u003cbr\u003eXVII. Towing Procedure \n\u003cbr\u003eXVIII. Some Notes on Cleats and Belaying Pins \n\u003cbr\u003eXIX. The Boatswain's Chair \n\u003cbr\u003eXX. Rope-Strapped Blocks \n\u003cbr\u003eXXI. On the Making of Rope Mats \n\u003cbr\u003eXXII. How to Make a Proper Bucket \n\u003cbr\u003eXXIII. How to Make and Use a Heaving Line \n\u003cbr\u003eXXIV. The Sailor's Ditty Bag \n\u003cbr\u003eXXV. How to Rig Deadeyes and Lanyards \n\u003cbr\u003eXXVI. Keeping Ahead of Trouble \n\u003cbr\u003e Index \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46581109850243,"sku":"SPTM-9780486264400","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/6830\/8099\/files\/9780486264400_spiral_fc335729-2774-4e21-b3bb-fa5c604340ff.png?v=1770802089","url":"https:\/\/sebink.com\/products\/the-arts-of-the-sailor-knotting-splicing-and-ropework-dover-maritime","provider":"Sebink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}