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How to Use Rope Aboard Your Boat

By Anon
About How to Use Rope Aboard Your Boat

This vintage book is a complete guide to using and maintaining rope on a boat, covering such topics as which rope to use and where, different types of anchors, elasticity, strength, and many other related aspects. Highly accessible and full of useful information, this timeless volume will be of considerable utility to the modern yachtsman, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: ¿Learning the Ropes¿, ¿Good Dope on Good Rope¿Some Helpful hints for keeping your lines in shape¿, ¿Plymouth¿The rope you can trust¿, ¿Comparative Strength and Weight Datä, ¿Typical Working Elasticity Values¿, ¿You Need Good Anchor Lines¿, ¿Guide for Ground Tackle¿, ¿Angles on Temporary Anchoring¿, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on sailing.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781447411352
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 50
  • Published:
  • May 19, 2011
  • Dimensions:
  • 140x3x216 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 77 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: June 29, 2024

Description of How to Use Rope Aboard Your Boat

This vintage book is a complete guide to using and maintaining rope on a boat, covering such topics as which rope to use and where, different types of anchors, elasticity, strength, and many other related aspects. Highly accessible and full of useful information, this timeless volume will be of considerable utility to the modern yachtsman, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: ¿Learning the Ropes¿, ¿Good Dope on Good Rope¿Some Helpful hints for keeping your lines in shape¿, ¿Plymouth¿The rope you can trust¿, ¿Comparative Strength and Weight Datä, ¿Typical Working Elasticity Values¿, ¿You Need Good Anchor Lines¿, ¿Guide for Ground Tackle¿, ¿Angles on Temporary Anchoring¿, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on sailing.

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