Figure 241.—Suspensory sennit attachment (li) between boom and float:

1, boom; 2, float; 3, fore pegs; 4, aft pegs cut off; back views with sections through float between fore and aft pegs: a, a length of braid is doubled, the loop passed forward over the boom and brought back under it, the two limbs of the braid are passed through the loop (5) and drawn taut, the doubled braid is brought down the right side of the float between the inner pegs, passed under the float and up between the outer pegs, whence it passes upward behind the boom; b, the braid is brought over the boom and a number of turns made around the float and boom in the same manner as the first turn; c, the number of vertical turns being sufficient, a series of close transverse turns (6) are made around both limbs of the lashing, which draws them together and tightens up the lashing; d, a couple of longitudinal turns (7) are made over the transverse turns by passing the braid between the diverging limbs above and below; a couple of turns are taken around one of the upper limbs and the lashing fixed with a couple of half hitches (8).