Tom Cunliffe

Bosun's Bag (eBook, PDF)

A Treasury of Practical Wisdom for the Traditional Boater
Illustrator: Mackrill, Martyn

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

An illustrated treasury of expert tips on maintenance, navigation and seamanship from the internationally renowned Tom Cunliffe.

The bosun's world is a colourful mix of time-honoured techniques, living history and a knowledge of materials beyond the run of common experience. It's the bosun's bag of tools, and the skills that go with them, that forms the core of traditional seafaring. This book is a treasure trove of Tom Cunliffe's priceless practical advice that'll be invaluable to sailors of traditional craft and delight those who love the character, grace and history of these unique boats.

Illustrated with Tom's popular salty yarns and exquisite paintings by acclaimed marine artist Martyn Mackrill, this book brings together a lifetime's worth of hands-on knowledge with sections covering sails, rigging and working the ship. From avoiding seized bolts and stowing the main, to drying out and the wonders of beeswax, this collection is packed full of age-old seafaring wisdom.

Find out how a real vessel works, how to expand your sailing ability and how you can all live better for it. Dip into this bag now. Whatever you're sailing, you will find something to enrich your passion.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. August 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781399411912
• Artikelnr.: 70646909

Autorenporträt

Tom Cunliffe has many years of experience cruising all round Europe and from the Caribbean to Russia and Brazil to the Arctic. He is an RYA Yachtmaster examiner and a training consultant for Sailing USA - the governing body of yachting in the USA. He is a regular columnist for Sailing Today, Classic Boat and Yachting World in the UK, and SAIL in the USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Sails Setting a single-luff spinnaker Tricing up or Scandalising
Gollywobbler Topsails in small yachts -Luff yard or full jackyard/ how
long?/ downhauling The mysterious watersail Single headsails Cutter
foretriangles Rigging Ratlines Topping lift. One or two The problem of the
crane Sheer poles The humble burton Spreaders Baggywrinkle Lazy jacks
Artificial Hemp Staying an offset bowsprit Mast rake Boom angle Deadeyes,
the excellent and the ludicrous/setting them up Maintenance Slushing down
Tallow Kiss the green goodbye Seized bolts? Not on my boat Pouring Pitch
Wax for Happiness Varnish in the winter Restoring blocks Caulking irons
Cove lines Boot top Necessity for good quality nails Beeswax Brightwork
Frozen seacocks Rusty fastenings Masts in winter - mast out/rot hotspots
Wooden blocks - maintaining performance Repairing deck seams Navigation
Back to basics - distance run Steer northeast by east a half east Log book
The traditional barometer A classic logbook Working the ship Instant
sheet-lead adjustment Mast hoops - extra one Sail ties Flaking for the drop
Stopping up Frapping Hanging the coil Stowing the main Harbour-stowing the
staysail Tiller lines Instant lizard Peg it down (tiller) Tricing lines
Stanchions and Guardrails Seamanship Purchases - an extra part for nothing
Towing dinghies in a following sea How to sail an anchor out Drying out
Shift the trim - ballast Flag etiquette Securing a rope Using fathoms for
the chain Swigging Holding a stopper Sculling Reef combs A bullseye aloft
Hoisting dinghy to the deck - lifting bolts/lifting power/bearing off/which
way up/right way up Offset props Burgees The mystery of the foretriangle.
Sailing to windward The honest Fisherman (anchor) Bull ropes Miscellaneous
Fiddles Oil lamps Thinking outside the box - empty loo roll usage Keep
awake Using up old sawdust Chain plates - internal and external Idle
Machinery Christmas - oil lamps/cabin heat/roast turkey Wale strakes
Mastheads akimbo