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THE ULTIMATE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF KNOTS & ROPEWORK.By Geoffrey Budworth. Paperback, 170mm x 220mm, 256 pages, colour photos.
Contents include:
NZ$20.00 + Delivery
SKIPPER'S ONBOARD KNOT GUIDE.By Adlard Coles Nautical. Paperback, spiral-bound, waterproof, 240mm x 200mm, 80 pages, colour photos.
Contents include:
Knots, bends, hitches and splices for
NZ$35.00 + Delivery
GEOFF WILSON'S FISHING KNOTS & RIGS WITH DVD.By Geoff Wilson. Hardback, 220mm x 284mm, 64 pages, monochrome illustrations and colour photos.
Geoff Wilson's passion for knots and their correct tying and application came to life with the release of this first full colour edition. For the first time you can combine the detailed and precise instructions - complete with written description and intricate drawings - for tying each knot with a full colour macro photograph of the completed knot.
Additionally, Geoff demonstrates the tie of many of the line to terminal tackle knots - both monofilament and superlines in a DVD that is included free in this package.
Knots covered in this book include attaching lines to terminal tackle, tying loops, special knots for super lines, tying and attaching leaders, tying doubles, making up fly leaders and basic rigs - for fresh and salt water.
With this new package there is no excuse for any angler not being able to tie the correct, perfectly secure knot every time.
NZ$40.00 + Delivery
GEOFF WILSON'S COMPLETE BOOK OF FISHING KNOTS & RIGS.By Geoff Wilson. Paperback, 210mm x 298mm, 96 pages, monochrome illustrations.
Geoff Wilson has a passion for knots and their correct tying. This passion inspired the original release of Geoff Wilson's Complete Book of Fishing Knots & Rigs . Since then, Geoff has kept up with the advances in line and tackle technology, continually creating new knots and tweaking, changing and redesigning existing knots to make them perform better and be easier to tie.
In this latest and fully revised edition of Geoff Wilson's Complete Book of Fishing Knots and Rigs Geoff takes anglers through the precise methods and processes needed to tie the sometimes difficult knots that modern fishing lines require. There are chapters dealing with knots for terminal tackle, loops, superlines, leaders, dacron, doubles, float fishing, fly fishing and even commercial knots. A detailed section on the best rigs for saltwater and freshwater fishing, as well as game fishing and sportfishing, is an added bonus!
More than a dozen new knots have been included to make this book the most comprehensive fishing knot technical manual available today.
This book is essential for anglers - regardless of the type of fishing that they participate in. With this book, there is no excuse for any angler not to be able to tie the correct, perfectly secure knot every time. Never lose a fish to knot failure again.
NZ$30.00 + Delivery
THE LITTLE RED FISHING KNOT BOOK.By Harry Nilsson. Staplebound Pbk, 95mm x 122mm, 72 pages, black & white drawings.
A small but very useful book on how to tie and use over 50 of the best-tested fishing knots.
The difference between hooking and landing a fish almost solely depends on a properly tied fishing knot. Without a properly tied knot most trophy fish hooked will break the line at the knot.
The most expensive fishing equipment cannot help you unless your line connections are properly made. A recent study showed that over 95% of the time that the line broke, it did so at the knot. Imroperly tied knots will reduce overall line strength by 50%. The knots you make are the weakest link of your fishing tackle. Fortunately, tying a good knot is as easy as tying a bad one. This book will teach you how to tie a good one, every time.
NZ$15.00 + Delivery
THE MARLINSPIKE SAILOR.By Harvey Garrett Smith. Pbk, 215mm x 280mm, 144 pages, drawings and plans
Ever wondered how sailors tied those fancy bell handles or how rope fenders were made? And what about that braided rope that you want to splice? Well this book has them all! Discover the tools and trade of the marlinspike sailor and how they used decorative knots practically.
A comprehensive range of knots made simple by basic illustrations and easy to read text. This book has a very well illustrated section on splicing 2-in-1 Braided Ropes. A fantastic book for any serious sailor!
NZ$45.00 + Delivery
KNOTS AND SPLICES.By Cyrus Day. Pbk, 107mm x 152mm, 64 pages, full colour photographs.
This book has been used by many thousands of sailors all over the world. The new edition of this much loved reference has now been completely revised to bring it up to date with modern developments.
A comprehensive pocket guide designed for anyone wanting to work with rope.
NZ$16.50 + Delivery
THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS.By Clifford W Ashley. Hbk, 220mm x 285mm, 610 pages, monochrome drawings and plans.
This is the definitive book on knots. Here are approximately 3900 different kinds, from simple hitches to "Marlingspike Seamanship." Mr. Ashley has included almost everything there is to know about them. Precisely named and classified (some new ones for the first time officialy), they can be easily found in the big index. He tells when they appeared, something about their history, and what they are good for.
Above all, Mr. Ashley gives explicit directions on how to tie them. He describes each step simply and clearly in the text and has penned right alongside some 7000 drawings to make it still more graphic. This book and a piece of cord will open a new and chanllenging world of practical adventure to readers of all ages.
There are many distinctive features to this informal encyclopedia. Outstanding are the delightful sketches and illustrations by the author that enliven every page. Mr. Ashley, a prominent marine artist, is at his best here.
NZ$198.00 + Delivery
THE SPLICING HANDBOOK, Second Edition, Techniques for Modern and Traditional Ropes.By Barbara Merry with John Darwin. Pbk, 140mm x 215mm, 150 pages, monochrome photographs and drawings.
This is the only book we know of that is dedicated entirely to splicing modern ropes. The book includes step-by-step illustrations and explanations for the most useful and popular splices in traditional twisted and modern braided ropes. It covers every kind of splicing project a boatie is likely to encounter, from the purely functional to the mainly decorative. The text and illustrations cover the most modern cordage such as Spectra, and includes wire splicing and rope-to-wire connection.
Barbara Merry has the experience of twenty years marine trade ropework; John Darwin is a master of rope technology and has an extensive background at sea as deckhand and master, prior to employment with a large rope manufacturer.
NZ$35.00 + Delivery
THE WATERPROOF BOOK OF FISHING KNOTS.By Fishing Unlimited. Spiral bound flip file with waterproof plastic paper, 80mm x 150mm, 19 pages, photographs, drawings and plans
What a great little book to have in the tackle box or fishing locker on the boat, 19 different knots, that won't let go at the critical moment. A great book for the serious fishos'. Knot selections include:
NZ$15.00 + Delivery
COLLINS GEM KNOTS.Pbk, 82mm x 117mm, 192 pages, full colour drawings.
A guide to over 30 of the basic and most useful knots. It has clear step-by-step instructions to tying stopper knots, fixed loop knots, hitches and bends as well as decorative knots.
Includes a table of knots with their uses.
NZ$16.00 + delivery.
NAUTICAL KNOTS ILLUSTRATED. By Paul Snyder and Arthur Snyder. Pbk, 185mm x 235mm, 96 pages, full colour and monochrome photographs and drawings.
This book performs two functions; one is to describe how to produce 20 common knots, and the other is to instruct in winch and other rope-work in the environment which includes knotting.
The knotting descriptions are very well illustrated using lined rope and in many cases full coloured photographs, to allow the reader to easily follow the path of the rope. The illustrations are well backed with a full narrative describing how to make the knot as well as its use and other technical information.
The ropework section includes the use of cleats and winches, and covers the fixing of "snarl-ups" as well as instruction on the correct processes. It also describes heaving lines, running lines through sheaves, hanking a coil, and belaying pin work.
NZ$31.00 + delivery.
THE ADLARD COLE'S BOOK OF KNOTS.By Peter Owen. Pbk, 148mm x 210mm, 96 pages. full colour photos and illustrations.
Whether you enjoy boating at sea, on rivers or canals, and whether you prefer dinghies, yachts, canal boats or motor-cruisers, you will need to know how to tie and use a variety of knots. The Adlard Coles Book of Knots, previously published as The RYA Book of Knots, is now available in a new edition, with clear how-to diagrams for easy reference and colour photographs to enliven the text. It will enable you to master over 50 of the most useful knots you will ever need.
The knots are divided into groups such as stopper knots, bends, loops and hitches, each used for different purposes. The clear illustrations show how to tie each knot and for which situations it is most useful. There is a handy indication of which knots are easy to tie quickly in emergencies, and which work best with natural or artificial fibre ropes. Finally, there is handy advice on securing rope ends.
NZ$30.00 + delivery.
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