The Complete Rigger's Apprentice: Tools and Techniques for Modern and Traditional Rigging, Second Edition

Introduction<br/>CHAPTER 1 A Rigging Primer<br/>Rope<br/>Two More Tools<br/>Small Stuff—Spike Knots, Service, Seizings, Constrictors<br/>Lashing<br/>CHAPTER 2 Creating and Managing Tension<br/>Rope Construction and Materials<br/>Block and Tackle<br/>Block Construction<br/>Tackle Applications<br/>Choosing Winch Power<br/>The Come-Along<br/>Sweating Up<br/>Turnbuckles (The Inclined Plane)<br/>A General Admonition to Keep Things Taut (or at Least Not Slack)<br/>Sorting<br/>CHAPTER 3 Friction, Part 1: Knotting<br/>A Turn Around the Cook’s Leg<br/>Six Hitches<br/>Six in the Bight<br/>Seven Bowlines<br/>Eight Bends<br/>A Specialist<br/>The End of Your Rope: Stopper Knots<br/>CHAPTER 4 Friction, Part 2: Splicing<br/>The End of Your Rope Revisited: Multistrand Splices<br/>Not the End of Your Rope: More Splices for Three-Strand Rope<br/>Braided Rope Splices<br/>Braided Rope Repairs<br/>CHAPTER 5 Standing Rigging Design and Materials<br/>Design Principles<br/>Spreader Loads<br/>Shroud Loads<br/>Mast Strength<br/>Wire/Rod Options<br/>Mast Hardware<br/>Staysails<br/>Seaworthiness<br/>CHAPTER 6 Loft Procedures<br/>Measurement<br/>The Liverpool Eyesplice Made Difficult<br/>The 1 × 19 Wire Splice Made Possible<br/>Notes on Crimped Wire Fittings<br/>Grommeting<br/>The Comforts of Service<br/>Into Leather<br/>The Wire Round Seizing<br/>Mysteries of the Tail Splice Revealed<br/>CHAPTER 7 Installation and Maintenance<br/>Installation: Getting Ready<br/>Stepping the Keel-Stepped Mast<br/>Deck-Stepped Masts<br/>Living Aloft<br/>Topmast Installation<br/>Ratlines<br/>Tuning<br/>Survey and Maintenance<br/>CHAPTER 8 A Portfolio of Rigs<br/>Mizzens<br/>Mainmasts<br/>CHAPTER 9 Emergency Procedures<br/>CHAPTER 10 Fancy Work<br/>Hitching<br/>One High-Class Knife Lanyard<br/>The Turk’s Head: Harmonic Sequence and the Sailor<br/>CHAPTER 11 Tricks and Puzzles<br/>The Setup<br/>Threading a Ring<br/>The Jumping Ring<br/>Overhand Knot Without Letting Go<br/>The Cut-and-Restored String<br/>The Professor’s Nightmare<br/>Topological Bondage<br/>The Mobius Bowline<br/>Circling the World<br/>Threading the Needle<br/>The Good Old Actual Indian Rope Trick<br/>The Lovers<br/>CHAPTER 12 Sheer Ingenuity<br/>Tie-Downs<br/>Dinghies and Tenders<br/>Mooring and Anchoring<br/>Halyards<br/>Managing Sails<br/>Chart Stowage<br/>Lifelines and Tethers<br/>Appendix: Additional Tables and Graphs<br/>Appendix: Soft Shackle<br/>Glossary<br/>Bibliography<br/>Sources and Resources<br/>Index