The Marlinspike Sailor

This classic is organized as follows: 


Making Rope Behave 

Knot, Bend or Hitch? 

Anyone Can Splice 

The Short Splice 

The Long Splice 

The Stowage of Rope 

How to Lay Up a Grommet 

Whippings 

The Heaving Line 

Some Notes on Seizing 

Worming, Parceling and Serving 

The Running Turk’s Head 

The Star Knot 

The Tack Knot 

The Lanyard Knot 

Matthew Walker’s Knot 

A Simple Rope Mat 

Ladder Mat and Block Mat 

A Russian or Walled Mat 

A Sword Mat 

A Rope Ladder with a New Twist 

Plaited Sennits 

Crown Sennits 

Rope Handles 

Coach whipping 

Grafting, Pointing and Hitching 

Cockscombing 

The Sea Chest 

Deadeyes and Lanyards 

Decorative Wall Bag 

Tom Crosby’s Ditty Sox 

The Rigger’s Little Helper 

Wooden Bilge Pumps 

Palm and Needle Practice 

The Ditty-Bag 

The Sea Bag 

The Bell Rope 

Wooden Cleats 

Rope Fenders 

Stropped Blocks 

Canvas Deck Bucket 

Rigging a Jackline 

Sail Stop Bag 

Some Notes on the Use of “Taykles” 

A Lanyard for a Cannon 

The Catboat Race 

Making a Mast Boot 

The Water Jug 

Registration Numbers 

Art and Yacht Design 

Synthetic Fibers and Their Characteristics