Easy SPLICING: How to do a Brummel Splice around a Shackle [Capable Cruising]
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Expert rope work is the hallmark of a competent sailor. Knots will get you through, but there’s nothing like being able to splice your own lines to make you feel like a true sailor.
Burying the tail of parallel-core, double-braid line can be quite a challenge. But putting a good splice in single braid is actually quite easy! In this video Emily demonstrates how to do just put a mobius brummel splice around a shackle.
This splice doesn’t take much longer then tying a knot, and for slippery lines like polypropylene, it’s sometimes the only way to make an eye that doesn’t pull out.
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IN THIS EPISODE
Intro [00:00]
What is a splice? [00:25]
How this splice works [01:39]
Tools [03:55]
Measuring things up [05:02]
Starting the splice [05:35]
Burying the tail [07:57]
Tapering the tail [12:22]
Finishing [13:35]
Review [14:41]
Our favorite book [15:44]
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