Rope splicers

[Slink]

Hi All ,

I have double braid anchor rope which is unreal as any knot comes undone really easy and it lays very well in the boat. I also have a cut in the rope that needs to be repaired , do you know anyone who is able to repair this type of rope ?

Cheers

[rockfisherman]

I cant direct you on where to get your rope fixed, but You'd want have a look at the bow line and the Clove hitch...working with cranes, those 2 knots have not let me down and will never let go...

Fishingphase

[Slink]

Thanks fishingphase , I am not sure if it could be cut off and spliced again as the fibres might have tightened too much bit it would be good if someone could look at it and let me know. If not then I will just try one of your knots, which one do you prefer ?

Thanks mate

[rockfisherman]

Ok, I read it the wrong way...

Depends how many strands the rope has, it's done quite easily with ropes containing 3-4 strands with 4 full tucks in each direction, and by the end of it your hands are tired. So important to unravel enough to complete the 4 full tucks and prevent straying of the strands by using electrical tape on natrual fibre ropes or burning the ends of the strands on synthetic ropes.

It's not hard, you just have to look it up.

Fishingphase

[Justin80]

Hmmm.... how many strands in your double braid, Slink? Does it have a multi-strand core too?

I learnt to splice 3, 4 and 5 strand line (rope) and had trouble initially. Once you get the hang of it it becomes very easy. My girlfriend took to it naturally and ended up teaching me in the end!! I don't know how I'd go with 8 - 12 strands, or does double-braid have even more than that?

I would go buy some cheap line from your local hardware store (cheaper than Whitworths) and practice a bit before you start cutting up your expensive stuff. There are loads of videos explaining how to splice on line.

Good luck!

Justin

[Slink]

Thanks Justin ,

The rope has an outer braid that is very fine and then on the inside is another rope that is much thicker. It looks hard to braid..

[BWV]

You can short splice it. It's very easy. Post a photo of the line.