More Than Knots

Knots used on the Santa Maria

Cross references from Ashley Book of Knots

ISBN:0-385-04025-3

This table lists knots and ropework currently used on the Santa Maria
to have it up-rigged and functioning as a quality museum ship.

 

Knot Description

     Knot #

   Page #

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Baggy wrinkle

3485

553 

Bowline - simple / common

71, 155,
287, 332,
471, 1010,
1787

18, 32,
48, 186,
303 

Bowline, Locked
(Not called this by Ashley)

1015 

186 

Bowline, seized

1011 

186 

Buntline hitch

55, 1847 

15, 310 

Cleat Knot

1611

285 

Clove hitch

1773 

302 

Half hitch

1185 

216 

Halyard coil

3088

513 

Lark's head - also
Cinch hitch, Cow hitch,
Deadeye Hitch,Lanyard Hitch

244 

44 

Monkey Fist Knot

542, 2200

89, 354 

Mousing - (Wedding knot)

1513, 1893

271, 315 

Ocean Plait mat,
Prolong knot

2242, 3490

362, 554 

Palm and needle whipping

3446

547 

Parceling

3340 

539 

Pin Knot

1615

285 

Prusic knot
(Not named in Ashley)

1763 

300 

Reef knot

3379 

542 

Robands (Robins)

1263

226 

Rolling hitch - also Adjustable hitch, Magnus hitch, Magner's Hitch

61, 167,
503, 1190,
1230, 1465,
1681, 1734,
1735, 1800,
1856, 1884,
2555 

14, 33,
82, 216,
223, 265,
292, 298,
304, 310,
314, 411 

Round turn and half-hitch

467, 1718, 1834 

76, 295, 308 

Seizing, flat

3383 

542 

Seizing, round turn

3388 

542 

Selvagee

3147

521 

Serving

3342 

540 

Splice, Back splice - also Dog pointing, Crown splice,
Spanish Pointing

2813 

462 

Splice, Eye splice

2725 

445 

Splice, Toggle splice

Not shown in Ashley 

 

Studding Sail Halyard Bend/Hitch

1678

291 

Sword Mat - also Woven mat

2964

488 

Tops'l Halyard Bend/Hitch

513, 1679

82, 291 

Wedding Knot (mousing)

1513, 1893

271, 315 

Whipping, palm and needle

3346 

547 

Whipping, common

3442 

546 

Worming

3337 

539