3 Strand Eye Splice Mastered in Minutes
The 3 strand Eye Splice is one of the simplest and easy splices to master. It has been a go to for sailers for hundreds of years and is still used today for creating loops in the ends of tradition twisted rope which are often used for docking lines.
The team a bottom up boats have put forward a collection of videos that take the mystery out of splicing and can turn a beginner into and expert in minutes. With a few simple tools and techniques everyone can lift there games by adding this sailing skill to your kit bag.
Splicing ropes maintains the full breaking strength of you rope which is often reduced by knots, this being one of the greatest advantages of splicing.
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Watch from the beginning or follow the chapters below to skip to the step of the splice you need to master :-
0:15 - Product Links
0:40 - Measure out the splicing tail.
1:07 - Measure the eye size
1:23 - Prepare the working ends
2:20 - Start the Splice
3:20 - Bury the tails
6:55 - Burn the ends
7:13 - Finish the Splice
If you want to learn more splicing skills we have many great video to help you learn to eye splice with various types of rope.
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• Eye Splice in Single Braid Rope
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