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Simultaneously, strings of men who, behind shields, were hauling on the grapnel ropes, lost their balance and spilled backward onto the deck of the corsair. - (Avengers of Gor, Chapter 57, Sentence #59)

"Pull," I heard from the corsair vessel, and then, again, "Pull!" The two hulls, rocking in the sea, approached one another, more and more closely. The grapnel chains and ropes were taut. Then, suddenly, there was a splintering of wood in several locations and the grapnels leaped backward with force, several even striking the corsair ship itself, others disappearing between the hulls, splashing into the water. Simultaneously, strings of men who, behind shields, were hauling on the grapnel ropes, lost their balance and spilled backward onto the deck of the corsair. The ideal points of purchase for grapnels, the likely targets of their application, had been partially sawed through, and, given the stress imposed by the straining ropes, these points, mostly railings, broke loose. Thus, for most practical purposes, the grapnels, denied purchase, were useless. Freed of the grapnels, the two ships, responsive to the physics of the sea, once more rocked apart. - (Avengers of Gor, Chapter 57)