McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

"The book's clear, sequential photographs include all the basics, including bends, splices, and line-handling tips." - Ocean Navigator "Teaches the 20 most useful knots and splices with wonderful step-by-step photographs. Almost every knot is pictured on two facing pages, so the entire sequence is right before you." - The Ensign "Its illustrations on how the knots are tied are among the best I have seen." - Mariner's Log "More than knots, [this book] is about rope and its uses on boats." - Dockside "This is a book for beginners - and a fine one at that." - Cruising Club News

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionSynthetic Fabrics Used in RopeRope Care and SafetyRope ConstructionExplanation of Procedure and Terms UsedKnots Used on BoardFigure-of-Eight Overhand KnotMaking Fast to a CleatHalf HitchTwo Half HitchesReef KnotClove Hitch (Crossing)Clove Hitch (Temporary)Rolling Hitch Becket HitchStarting TechniqueSheet BendBowline (Fixed Loop)Bowline (Around Fixed Object)Carrick BendBowline in a BightDraw HitchConstrictorTrucker's HitchTowboat HitchEye Splice (Three-Stranded)All About CoilsHow to Make Coils SafeCommon CoilCleat CoilGasket CoilStowage CoilUtility Line StowageModern Deck HardwareWinchesOverriding TurnsSheet Winches, Hauling InHalyard Drum Winches, HoistingHalyard Drum Winches--LoweringPicking Up a MooringBending Flag Halyard to FlagstaffHeaving a LineWhippingCutting RopeDocking LinesThe Yacht TenderHoisting AboardChain HitchGlossary of Nautical TermsLine-Handling Commands

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

"The book's clear, sequential photographs include all the basics, including bends, splices, and line-handling tips." - Ocean Navigator "Teaches the 20 most useful knots and splices with wonderful step-by-step photographs. Almost every knot is pictured on two facing pages, so the entire sequence is right before you." - The Ensign "Its illustrations on how the knots are tied are among the best I have seen." - Mariner's Log "More than knots, [this book] is about rope and its uses on boats." - Dockside "This is a book for beginners - and a fine one at that." - Cruising Club News

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionSynthetic Fabrics Used in RopeRope Care and SafetyRope ConstructionExplanation of Procedure and Terms UsedKnots Used on BoardFigure-of-Eight Overhand KnotMaking Fast to a CleatHalf HitchTwo Half HitchesReef KnotClove Hitch (Crossing)Clove Hitch (Temporary)Rolling Hitch Becket HitchStarting TechniqueSheet BendBowline (Fixed Loop)Bowline (Around Fixed Object)Carrick BendBowline in a BightDraw HitchConstrictorTrucker's HitchTowboat HitchEye Splice (Three-Stranded)All About CoilsHow to Make Coils SafeCommon CoilCleat CoilGasket CoilStowage CoilUtility Line StowageModern Deck HardwareWinchesOverriding TurnsSheet Winches, Hauling InHalyard Drum Winches, HoistingHalyard Drum Winches--LoweringPicking Up a MooringBending Flag Halyard to FlagstaffHeaving a LineWhippingCutting RopeDocking LinesThe Yacht TenderHoisting AboardChain HitchGlossary of Nautical TermsLine-Handling Commands

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

"The book's clear, sequential photographs include all the basics, including bends, splices, and line-handling tips." - Ocean Navigator "Teaches the 20 most useful knots and splices with wonderful step-by-step photographs. Almost every knot is pictured on two facing pages, so the entire sequence is right before you." - The Ensign "Its illustrations on how the knots are tied are among the best I have seen." - Mariner's Log "More than knots, [this book] is about rope and its uses on boats." - Dockside "This is a book for beginners - and a fine one at that." - Cruising Club News

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionSynthetic Fabrics Used in RopeRope Care and SafetyRope ConstructionExplanation of Procedure and Terms UsedKnots Used on BoardFigure-of-Eight Overhand KnotMaking Fast to a CleatHalf HitchTwo Half HitchesReef KnotClove Hitch (Crossing)Clove Hitch (Temporary)Rolling Hitch Becket HitchStarting TechniqueSheet BendBowline (Fixed Loop)Bowline (Around Fixed Object)Carrick BendBowline in a BightDraw HitchConstrictorTrucker's HitchTowboat HitchEye Splice (Three-Stranded)All About CoilsHow to Make Coils SafeCommon CoilCleat CoilGasket CoilStowage CoilUtility Line StowageModern Deck HardwareWinchesOverriding TurnsSheet Winches, Hauling InHalyard Drum Winches, HoistingHalyard Drum Winches--LoweringPicking Up a MooringBending Flag Halyard to FlagstaffHeaving a LineWhippingCutting RopeDocking LinesThe Yacht TenderHoisting AboardChain HitchGlossary of Nautical TermsLine-Handling Commands