Summersdale Publishers
Ropework, Knots And Splices Dvd
Ropework, Knots And Splices Dvd
Author: Tom Cunliffe
Running Time: Approx 95 Mins
A sailor's worst nightmare is forgetting which knot to use or how to make it when the pressure?s on. In this comprehensive DVD, shot aboard his own boat, Tom Cunliffe unravels all the everyday knots in the modern seaman?s folio and throws in one or two rarer birds to add to the fun. Expert rigger Peter Martin unveils the mysteries of splicing. The DVD features; Everything today's sailor needs to know about rope, State of the art and traditional techniques, Bowlines, sheet bends and Stopper knots, Turns and hitches, Coiling and Stowing, Light lines and hefty ropes, Securing to posts and winch barrels, The use and abuse of jammers, Whipping and splicing, Docklines and how to secure them.
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