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