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Knowing the Ropes: Selecting, Rigging and Handling Lines Aboard [Paperback]

Roger C. Taylor (Author), Kathy Bray (Illustrator)

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Publication Date: September 1993

This edition of Taylor's popular book is revised in both text and drawings, in part to extend the treatment for the first time to powerboats as well as sailboats. With a smaller, more convenient trim size, 64 more pages, new drawings, and a lower price, Knowing the Ropes is better than ever. Roger Taylor lends his lifetime of seagoing experience to boaters of all skill levels, describing-with the help of Kathy Bray's drawings-every aspect of ropework aboard: how to choose it, use it, care for it, knot it, coil it, whip it, marry it, haul on it, and reef and lash with it.

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Product Details

Paperback: 203 pages
Publisher: International Marine Publishing/McGraw-Hill; 2nd edition (September 1993)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0877423911
ISBN-13: 978-0877423911
Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.6 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,161,687 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Knowing the Ropes provides a lot of information in a concise and easy to read format. Roger Taylor's descriptions are clear and easy for the novice to understand, and the illustrations are top notch, providing all the information you need without confusing and unneeded detail. Rather than bombard you with all the knots possible, the book introduces a few, and then builds on them using practical examples. There's quite a bit on rigging, including rigging small craft, and the almost forgotten gaff rig (chapter 15.) While not as comprehensive, this book compares well to books such as The Rigger's Apprentice at about half the cost.

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