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I had trouble too
In Response To: My first double braid eye splice ()
with the bury, when I did an end-end splice for a continuous line furler. Skip the fid and use a doubled welding wire and tape to pull it through. A bit of McLube dry lube spay on the tape helps it slide.
Messages In This Thread
- My first double braid eye splice
- Yeah- quit and use a Buntline hitch instead- grin
- I had trouble too
- Did you tape the core to the fid?
- Dude, I gave up on splicing double braid, just not sailor enough.
- Splicing wand
- Yeah- quit and use a Buntline hitch instead- grin
