For those who want to know everything about knots and splices, here's a series of tests done by Evans Starzinger with help from the rope companies and other interested people: http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?/topic/154025-ropeknotsplice-load-testing/ Fascinating stuff, but there are 1800 posts in the thread so be warned it's not a quick read.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC >
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