The Rigger's Apprentice is not just another knot book, even though the knots a sailor needs are all here. Nor is it a survey of rigs, for the subject is rigging itself: its principles and procedures. Seizings, lashings, double sheet bends, grommets, wire splices, handybillies--all these are traditional techniques whose usefulness is valid even on modern, high-tech boats. Toss tells how to replace an entire gang of rigging--measuring, choosing appropriate wire, turning soft eyes, leathering, and serving. And if you are a ...
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The Rigger's Apprentice is not just another knot book, even though the knots a sailor needs are all here. Nor is it a survey of rigs, for the subject is rigging itself: its principles and procedures. Seizings, lashings, double sheet bends, grommets, wire splices, handybillies--all these are traditional techniques whose usefulness is valid even on modern, high-tech boats. Toss tells how to replace an entire gang of rigging--measuring, choosing appropriate wire, turning soft eyes, leathering, and serving. And if you are a bluewater voyager, you'll feel secure in the knowledge that, should a shroud carry away far at sea, you'll be able to repair it.
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Very good. Very clean hardcover with jacket. no marks. clean text solid binding. very light wear. ISBN matches listing FAST SHIPPING W/ CONFIRMATION. NO PRIORITY OR INTERNATIONAL ORDERS OVER 4LBs.
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Very Good in Very Good- jacket. Size: 10x8x0; Stated second printing. Very good hardcover in very good-dust jacket from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards also very good, corners sharp; titling remains bright and bold. Moderate wear to top edge of dust jacket, including a few small tears; toning to spine. Interior is free of markings. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota; due to size/weight of this book additional shipping charges may apply.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. pp. 195, "The Rigger's Apprentice is not just another knot book, even though the knots a sailor needs are all here. Nor is it a survey of rigs, for the subject is rigging its principles and procedures. Seizings, lashings, double sheet bends, grommets, wire splices, handybillies--all these are traditional techniques whose usefulness is valid even… 4to.
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Near fine in very good jacket. Instructional drawings throughout. xi, 195 pages. 4to, tan cloth with gilt lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. (scuffed, sunned at spine). Camden: International Marine Publishing Company, (1984). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Illustrated by Robert Shetterly.
