Tie a slipknot about 15 feet from the end of the line and loop it over a winch or cleat to hold it.
Eye splice braided rope.
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Eye splicing double braid is one of those mysteries of the sea that clog up the schedules of riggers and cost sailors money and time to get done.
Knots can significantly decrease a ropes strength while in most cases splicing maintains 100 of the specified rope strength.
Form a loop or eye to the desired size then place a second mark opposite the first.
Easy step by step instructions for splicing a loop in the end of a three strand rope in this knot tying video tutorial.
A taper splice is useful in areas of rope that don t require handling for reducing friction and when needing to change the diameter of the line.
Splice terminations are used in all our ropes to determine new and unused tensile strengths.
Eye splice a rope how to eye splice a 3 strand rope easy to follow splicing revisited the eye splice is a great way of making a permanent loop in a rop.
Here s how to put an eye splice in double braid line.
Note the fat look of the cover on the long part of the rope as compared to the loop.
The core and cover share the load equally.