page_title: Jury mast knot
hierarchical_section_title: Jury mast knot
caption_attribution_description: Three variations of en:Jury mast knot; left to right, en:ABOK #1167, #1168, #1169
context_page_description: The jury mast knot is traditionally used for jury rigging a temporary mast on a sailboat or ship after the original one has been lost. The knot is placed at the top of a new mast with the mast projecting through the center of the knot. The loops of the knot are then used as anchor points for makeshift stays and shrouds. Usually small blocks of wood are affixed to, or a groove cut in, the new mast to prevent the knot from sliding downwards.
  There is contention among knot researchers whether this supposed rigging knot can work as described. Due to a lack of hard historical evidence there is also uncertainty whether it was ever commonly used for rigging jury masts.
context_section_description: The jury mast knot (or masthead knot) is traditionally used for jury rigging a temporary mast on a sailboat or ship after the original one has been lost. The knot is placed at the top of a new mast with the mast projecting through the center of the knot. The loops of the knot are then used as anchor points for makeshift stays and shrouds. Usually small blocks of wood are affixed to, or a groove cut in, the new mast to prevent the knot from sliding downwards.
  There is contention among knot researchers whether this supposed rigging knot can work as described. Due to a lack of hard historical evidence there is also uncertainty whether it was ever commonly used for rigging jury masts.
caption: Three variations of the Jury mast knot
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