{"product_id":"the-complete-riggers-apprentice-tools-and-techniques-for-modern-and-traditional-rigging","title":"The Complete Rigger's Apprentice: Tools and Techniques for Modern and Traditional Rigging","description":"\u003cp\u003eCombining and updating the renowned Riggers Apprentice and Riggers Locker  meets the changing face of modern materials and technology while remaining true to riggings best traditional principles and practices. Its much more than a knot book  though the knots a sailor needs are all here. Its a book for sailors who want the satisfaction and hard-cash savings of stepping their own masts  inspecting and maintaining their own rigs  and turning their own tailsplices and wire eyesplices. It is for boatowners who want to replace an entire gang of rigging themselves--measuring  choosing appropriate wire  turning soft eyes  leathering  and serving. It is for bluewater voyagers who want to feel secure in the knowledge that  should a shroud carry away far at sea  they will be able to repair it. The Complete Riggers Apprentice is also a free-roaming collection of useful ideas and tips on everything from supplementing winches with block and tackle  to rigging snubbers at anchor  to using pantyhose for an emergency fanbelt. In short  its the definitive book on the art of rigging  written by its most entertaining practitioner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945927798837,"sku":"ByrdShop_0070648409","price":59.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780070648401_629fbf2a-0565-4628-bea6-37c796ed7e99.jpg?v=1770158205","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-complete-riggers-apprentice-tools-and-techniques-for-modern-and-traditional-rigging","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}