The Arts of the Sailor: Knotting, Splicing and Ropework (Dover Maritime)
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (611 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486264408 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
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.In 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. From the Back CoverOver 150 years ago, the skills needed to operate a merchant sailing vessel were many and varied. More than 100 illustrations help the reader grasp the fundamentals and fine points of handling a ship while the auth
A Customer said A Great Introduction. This book is a great introduction to all the arts and projects of seamen around the world. The author provides history as well as directions for each of the projects he presents.Topics included in this book are knotting and rope-work (everything from functional to decorative); seamsmanship (for garments as well as heavier items like sails); leather working; and many others.This book is a must for anyone bound on a sailing j. An excellent resource for new and old traditional sailors. Charlie™ This is another excellent piece by the late Hervey Garrett Smith. It's sort of a companion to "The Marlinspike Sailor" (ibid), though it is somewhat more expansive on many fundamental topics like knots, bends, whippings and seizings. There is a good bit of overlap between the two books, although this one is both more comprehensive and a smaller physical book (for your small onboard library) "The Marlinspike Sailor" is more . "knots like i learned 60 years ago" according to cooker John. In 1 hr i could tie all the bends, hitches, knots like i learned 60 years ago. The phrase worm and parcel with the lay turn and serve the other way was the first thing i was taught.
It also makes delightful reading for armchair sailors and the legions of landlubbers with an interest in the sea.. 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.Packed with useful "hands-on" information conveyed in a chatty, humorous style, The Arts of the Sailor is the perfect book to keep aboard ship for study and for ready reference when the need arises. 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.Other 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;