To make a Shroud Knot:
Pass a stop at such distance from each end of
the broken shroud as to afford sufficient length of strands, when b is
unlaid, to form a single wall on each side after the parts have been married; it will
then appear as represented in d the figure, the strands having
been well tarred and well taut separately. The part a provides
the knot on the opposite side and the ends b; the part
c provides
the knot and the ends d.
After the knot has been well stretched the
ends are tapered, laid smoothly between the strands of the shroud, and
firmly served over. This knot is used when shrouds or stays are broken.