I learned to do double braid splicing initially from Ashley's book of knots.
Later I found the splicing guide from New England Ropes to be very good and my
duaghters were able to spice using those instructions with only a few practice
tries. It is a so important to have the proper size splicing fid and stuffer.
www.neropes.com/SplicingGuideChoice.aspx. It may take a few practice tries to
get it right.
Ron
M17 #14
Griselda
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Date:
> Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:07:17 -0400> Subject: M_Boats: Double braided splicing.> >
> Mark,> Where did you learn to do the double braided eye splices? I have gone
> > online to Sampson and downloaded their instructions but I still end up with
> > having wasted 27" of line.> For that matter, if anyone has found a good
> source of instructions please > let me know.> Thanks to all and have a happy
> 4th.> > Joe> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Escovedo" <[EMAIL
> PROTECTED]>> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" >
> <[email protected]>> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 1:57
> PM> Subject: Re: M_Boats: Where's my halyard?> > > > When I replaced the
> running rig on "AMY" I tossed the wire/rope halyards > > into my> > "old boat
> stuff" box and switched to double braid halyards. I spliced eyes > > onto the
> ends of the halyards and attached them to heavier "Cast" Wichard > > halyard
> shackles with a birds head loop, easier to replace than if the > > eyes were
> spliced through the shackle.> > As Amy is 31 years young, and the shackles
> were original, I thought she'd > > appreciate the upgrade :) I know I feel
> better losing those skinny flat > > shackles.> >> > Fair Winds> > Mark E> >
> M17F/D> > #103> > AMY> >> >> > ----- Original Message ----> > From: Danelle
> Landis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > >
> <[email protected]>> > Sent: Thursday, July 3, 2008
> 9:11:02 AM> > Subject: M_Boats: Where's my halyard?> >> > I took my mom and
> stepdad sailing for the first time the other evening. > > My mom is very
> experienced at sailing, and her husband somewhat, and it > > turns out that I
> was really grateful for that crew that day!> > The sail started with me
> whining, because we were nearly becalmed. Sails > > flopping - *boring*. I'd
> wanted to delight them with the frisky, speedy > > sailing that my M17 "Ceto"
> can do.> > It was strange weather that evening though - warm but with an odd
> fog bank > > out in the open water that was shifting and blowing around.
> Where we > > were, it was sunny. As we were just talking, wishing for wind,
> all of a > > sudden came a perfect 12 or 15 k breeze, and we were happily
> whooshing > > along on a beam reach. The breeze was all over the place
> though, and we > > chased it around, as it veered wildly. Then we were
> becalmed again. Then > > we were zooming on a broad reach for awhile. Then
> wing-and-wing. It was > > just weird. Then we turned around to get back to
> the harbor, and it was > > the same thing - switching, unstable breezes, but
> we were able to stay > > mostly close hauled, pointing up well. It was fun
> and kept us on our > > toes.> > We got close to the harbor, and I was just
> about to start up the outboard > > and get the sails dropped when we felt
> this odd, sudden push of > > mist-filled wind. Then, BAM, we were hit *hard*
> by a wall of wind about > > 30 k - working jib up, main full up, both in
> tight because we'd been close > > hauled. My oh-so-helpful mom called out
> "We're at 40 degrees!" Okay, yes > > we were laughing and screeching like
> kids on a rollercoaster, but her > > husband George, at about 200 pounds, was
> on the lee side, and his rear was > > probably 3 inches from the water. He
> climbed back to the windward side, > > as I rounded up to lessen the heel a
> little, we eased the sheets and then > > we got pushed down to 40 degrees
> again (thanks Mom, for calling it out! ha > > ha) I gave in and popped the
> main, letting it swing out, as the wind was > > intensifying, and we were
> closer to shore than I liked. We swung around > > and went into irons, which
> was a welcome respite. We sat that way, for a > > few minutes,> > way too
> much wind blasting my poor old sails, while I had George take the > > helm
> and I got that outboard (Suzuki 4 hp) down and started faster than I > > ever
> have. (It's a little hard for me to get that bracket up and down) I > >
> powered us into the wind and my mom and George got the sails down. I've > >
> done a lot of thinking since, working out how I would have handled that if >
> > I'd been alone.> > Unfortunately, when my mom lowered the jib, there was NO
> halyard. At some > > point, the wimpy little U-shaped shackle had just let
> go, and I guess the > > wind pressure had been keeping the sail up. When we
> were getting the main > > up to start this sail, I'd been dismayed to see
> that the same style > > shackle on the main halyard was all bent and
> weakened. I'd had to bend it > > around to get it to work. We hadn't noticed
> anything wrong with the jib > > shackle. Now we have to learn how to get the
> mast down to replace it.> > Are those thin U-shaped shackles the original
> hardware for the boat? I > > have a hard time believing that they were - how
> would they have held up > > for 25 years, then break in less than ten outings
> with us? I'm sure the > > previous owners encountered odd powerful gusts here
> and there too.> > Danelle> > M17 #378> > Ketchikan, AK> >
> http://web.mac.com/anniesark9/Site/Sailing_Ceto.html> >> >> >> >
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