Hi Ron, New England Ropes - Great Link - Thanks Free D/L of their splicing guide which covers different kinds of rope.
I learned from the Splicing kit I got at West Marine. I had to redo my efforts several times before I finally saw what was happening and how the eye splice instructions work. Anyone having a tough time of it, I feel your pain! I (just now) put the words "eye splice" on U-TUBE www.youtube.com and came up with lots of videos. Maybe one of them will help. My encouragement is: Once you've done it one time, it will make sense. Maybe not the why, so much as the how to. Here is an example of a good reason to learn: http://www.msogphotosite.com/MSOG/b17smith/b17smith19.jpg I used a red and wide sharpie which bled a bit. I now use a fine black sharpie. Try U-Tube. Bill On 7/3/08, Ronnie Keeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________> > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats> >> > >> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats> > > > > > _______________________________________________> > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live Hotmail is giving away Zunes. 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