. Boat sailing in fair weather and foul. WFig. 19. Fig, 20. Fig. 21. Fig. 22. Figs. 19 and 20 show a Wall the end of a rope and with thestrand A in Fig. 19 form a bight, hold itdown at the side B, pass the end ofthe next strand C, round A, the end ofstrand D round C and through the bightof A. Haul taut and the knot is madeas in Fig. 20. This can be crowned bytaking strand in Fig. 21 and laying itover the top of the knot. Then lay Bover A, and C over B and through thebight of A and haul taut. Fig. 22 showsa double wall and double crown, whichis made by letting the ends follow theirow
. Boat sailing in fair weather and foul. WFig. 19. Fig, 20. Fig. 21. Fig. 22. Figs. 19 and 20 show a Wall the end of a rope and with thestrand A in Fig. 19 form a bight, hold itdown at the side B, pass the end ofthe next strand C, round A, the end ofstrand D round C and through the bightof A. Haul taut and the knot is madeas in Fig. 20. This can be crowned bytaking strand in Fig. 21 and laying itover the top of the knot. Then lay Bover A, and C over B and through thebight of A and haul taut. Fig. 22 showsa double wall and double crown, whichis made by letting the ends follow theirown parts round until all the partsappear double, first walling and MARLINESPIKE SEAMANSHIP. 215 Matthew Walker Knot—Made by unlaying the end ofa rope and taking the end Around the rope and throughits own bight, the strand Bunderneath through thebight of A, and the strandC underneath through the bights ofstrands A and B, and hauling all thestrands taut. This knot is used princi-pally for the ends of lan}^ards. Inmaking these knots a whipping of sail-makers twine should be put round therope where the knot is to be whenformed. This illus- _XnXSXIX5XHS33XS ^^^ti^^ shows the process of^A^ worming a rope, which consists of winding spun-yarn of suitable size into the spacebetween the strands with the lay ofthe rope, so as to make the rope smoothfor parcelling. This must be done withthe rope on the stretch. A shows thespun yarn. This illustrationshows the process ofparcelling and serv-ing. After theworming is finishedwrap narrow strips of canvas—tarred,if the rope is of hemp, and painted if itis of wire—round the rope with the lay,secure the parcelling
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