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1. CHAPTER 4 4/2010 1

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

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

4. Parts of a line

5. Tools

6. MARLINSPIKE SEAMANSHIP NATURAL LINE MANILA COTTON Sisal 4/2010 6

7. SYNTHETIC LINE DACRON - LIGHT, FLEXIBLE NYLON - STRETCHES POLYPROPOLENE - FLOATS -STRONGER WHEN WET POLYETHYLENE - FLOATS - SLIPPERY 4/2010 7

8. FACTORS IN CARING FOR LINE OVERLOADS STRAINS CLEANING CHEMICALS KINKS ABRASIONS STORAGE USAGE WEAR SHARP ANGLES 4/2010 8

9. Chafing Gear

10. KNOTS 10

11. Bowline

12. Stopper Knot 1 2 2

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

14. SLIP CLOVE HITCH 14

15. Sheet Bend/Becket Bend

16. ROLLING HITCH 4/2010 16

17. STOWING LINE

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

19. Belaying to a Cleat

20. Lead Lines

21. Splicing • Short Splice • Eye Splice • Long Splice • Splicing Double Braid

22. Short Splice

23. Eye Spice

24. Back Splice

25. Double braid

26. Double braid

27. Double braid

28. Double braid

29. Double braid

30. Double braid

31. Double braid

32. Double braid

33. Blocks

34. Plain Whipping

35. Sail Whip

37. The End

38. 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

39. REVIEW QUESTIONS NO. 3 3. The preferred method of joining rope ends permanently is by use of a ___________ a. knot b. splice c. marlinspike d. turnbuckle

40. REVIEW QUESTIONS NO. 4 4. Which of the following types of line has the highest elasticity? a. Manila b. Dacron c. Cotton d. Nylon

41. REVIEW QUESTIONS NO. 5 5. 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

42. REVIEW QUESTIONS NO. 6 6. 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

43. REVIEW QUESTIONS NO. 7 7. Cotton rope has about _____ as much strength as compared to manila? a. ¼ b. ½ c. ¾ d. equal

44. REVIEW QUESTIONS NO. 8 8. 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

45. REVIEW QUESTIONS NO. 9 9. 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

46. REVIEW QUESTIONS NO. 10 10.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