Chapman Knots: (A Chapman Nautical Guide)

Pilon, Gae,Toss, Brion

ISBN 10: 1588160181 / ISBN 13: 9781588160188

Published by Hearst, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chapman Knots: (A Chapman Nautical Guide)
• Publisher: Hearst
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1588160181
• ISBN 13: 9781588160188
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

From America's best-known knot authority, here is an indispensable guide to more than 100 knots. Whether you want to tie lines together, lash oars in place, attach a sail to a boom, or extend a towing line, the knot you need, with variations for specific conditions, is here. Along with the easy-to-follow line drawings, there's information on the uses, advantages, and disadvantages of each type; a glossary; and charts of synthetic rope weights, strengths and elasticities.

About the Author

Brion Toss is the leading expert on knots. The author of The Complete Rigger's Apprentice, his experience ranges from the most modern hydraulically-controlled rod and rigging raceboat to a replica of a seventeenth-century trading vessel. Gae Pilon is an illustrator whose work also includes Steel Away, a book about steel boats.

Chapman is one of the most widely respected names in boating, and is the legacy of Charles F. Chapman, a boating pioneer and editor. Chapman Piloting, widely considered the bible of boating, has been relied on for more than 80 years as the authoritative boating reference.