14/2010 CHAPTER 4

Line Construction Braided Line Laid Line Webbing Reprinted with permission from Knots, Slices and Line Handling: A Captain ’ s Quick Guide by Charlie Wing

Parts Of A Line Working end Bitter end Standing part Bight Round turn Overhand loop Underhand loop

Parts of a line

Tools

64/2010 MARLINSPIKE SEAMANSHIP NATURAL LINE –MANILA –COTTON –Sisal

74/2010 SYNTHETIC LINE –DACRON - LIGHT, FLEXIBLE –NYLON - STRETCHES –POLYPROPOLENE - FLOATS -STRONGER WHEN WET –POLYETHYLENE - FLOATS - SLIPPERY

84/2010 FACTORS IN CARING FOR LINE OVERLOADS STRAINS CLEANING CHEMICALS KINKS ABRASIONS STORAGE USAGE WEAR SHARP ANGLES

Chafing Gear

10 KNOTS KNOTS

Bowline

Stopper Knot 1 2 2

Clove Hitch Reprinted with permission from Nautical Knots Illustrated, Revised Edition by Paul Snyder and Arthur Snyder

14 SLIP CLOVE HITCH

Sheet Bend/Becket Bend

164/2010 ROLLING HITCH

STOWING LINE

Other boat’s eye on piling Your eye can be removed or put on without disturbing the other boat’s line Dipping the Eye

Belaying to a Cleat

Lead Lines

Splicing Short Splice Eye Splice Long Splice Splicing Double Braid

Short Splice

Eye Spice

Back Splice

Double braid

Blocks

Plain Whipping

Sail Whip

The End

REVIEW QUESTIONS 1.The clove hitch is used to tie a line to a pile or bollard when______ d. a temporary fastening is desired

REVIEW QUESTIONS NO.2 2. Which knot is most useful to temporarily join the ends of different diameter lines? The _________ a. Fisherman’s bend b. Square or Reef knot c. Sheet or Becket Bend d. Sheepshank

REVIEW QUESTIONS 2. Which knot is most useful to temporarily join the ends of different diameter lines? The___________ c. Sheet or Becket bend

REVIEW QUESTIONS NO The preferred method of joining rope ends permanently is by use of a ___________ a. knot b. splice c. marlinspike d. turnbuckle

REVIEW QUESTIONS 3. The preferred method of joining line ends permanently is by use of a _________________ b. splice

REVIEW QUESTIONS NO Which of the following types of line has the highest elasticity? a. Manila b. Dacron c. Cotton d. Nylon

REVIEW QUESTIONS 4. Which of the following types of line has the highest elasticity? d. Nylon

REVIEW QUESTIONS NO The most popular and durable of natural fibers used in the manufacture of rope for marine applications is ______ a. flax b. sisal c. cotton d. manila hemp

REVIEW QUESTIONS 5. The most popular and durable of natural fibers used in the manufacture of rope for marine applications is ________ d. manila hemp

REVIEW QUESTIONS NO The bowline is a knot which is relatively easy to tie and is ______ a. especially useful for forming a temporary loop in the end of a line. b. difficult to untie and tends to slip c. most useful for reefing sails d. never used to tie sheets to the clew of the jib sail

REVIEW QUESTIONS 6. The bowline is a knot which is relatively easy to tie and is ______ a. especially useful for forming a loop

REVIEW QUESTIONS NO Cotton rope has about _____ as much strength as compared to manila? a. ¼ b. ½ c. ¾ d. equal

REVIEW QUESTIONS 7. Cotton rope has about _____as much strength as compared to manila? b. 1/2

REVIEW QUESTIONS NO Rope made of the synthetics Polypropylene and Polyethylene_____ a. are more supple than Dacron and Nylon b. will float c. have a higher abrasion resistance than Dacron or Nylon d. are stronger when wet than when dry

REVIEW QUESTIONS 8. Rope made of the synthetics Polypropylene and Polyethylene _____ b. will float

REVIEW QUESTIONS NO When laying down a long line on deck for possible full length use, the line should be ______ a. flemished b. faked c. coiled or wrapped d. braided

REVIEW QUESTIONS 9. When laying down a long line on deck for possible full length use, the line should be ________ b. Faked

REVIEW QUESTIONS NO Where is Nylon sometimes dangerous? a. in the open sun b. in dark, damp storage c. when tightly spliced d. under a heavy towing load

REVIEW QUESTIONS 10. Where is Nylon sometimes dangerous ? d. under a heavy load