Splicing Modern Ropes: A Practical HandbookBloomsbury Publishing, 5 de maig 2016 - 176 pàgines The time when every vessel going to sea made use of 3-strand rope has gone. Splicing that type of rope and cord is relatively straightforward. Nowadays the most common type of rope used on board yachts, dinghies, motorboats, working boats and ferries is braided rope. Few people have the knowledge to splice it, or even where to start. Splicing Modern Ropes is the first guide to this essential skill. It explains why splices are better – and stronger – than knots or shackles for joining or shortening rope, and how to go about it. With this skill, yachtsmen can customise their ropes, optimise their deck layout, taper their sheets for ease of handling, and splice an extra cover on their ropes to give better grip, avoid chafe and make them last longer. Using clear, step-by-step photography and detailed instructions, this book will guide readers through all the stages required to make strong, reliable splices. |
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3mm rope braid Dyneema rope braided cover breaking load centimetres clutch Common whipping completely buried inside core and cover core back cover at point cover back creates an eye double braid Dyneema double braid polyester double braid rope double-stitched whipping Dyneema fibres Dyneema lead Dyneema loop eight-strand rope extra cover eye splice fid length Flemish eye half hitch high-performance fibres inner cover inner rope Insert a fid Insert a pulling Insert the fid Insert the pulling Kevlar lock splice mainsheet Mark point Milk the cover mooring lines parallel fibres polyamide polypropylene Pull the core pulling needle registered brand rope’s sheets and halyards single braid Dyneema single braid rope Slide the cover soft needle soft shackle knot spinnaker Splicing Tools stainless steel thimble strength stretch synthetic fibres Take the core Taper the cover taper the end Technora tension thicken thin rope tightly Tuck Twisted ropes UHMWPE UV resistant Vectran Zylon