David, Well, There will be some who will scoff at this. But, I found a method to Butt Splice Double Braid Synthetic line.. I'm sorry I can't give a Citation on this one at this time, but I assure you that it was in a Knot Tying reference publication. I will see if I can locate the source. However, I can attest to the security of this method..
What you'll need is a safe place you can have an Open flame.. OR BEST, where you can safely set a HOT soldering iron or Hot Knife.. The splice is best done with and extra set of hands.. The procedure is to carefully STRIP back the Outer Cover of ONE of the LINES. Push it back 5 or 6 inches.. Temporarily secure the Outer cover. Cut the INNER Core of the Stripped line... Back At least 2 to 3 inches.(I do 5 inches). Try to make each end is as neat and squared off as possible Now.... Make sure that the TWO ends of the line are CLOSE to each other, Nearly Touching.... Inner core of Stripped line and the line with cover and inner core intact. Move the two lines as close to each other as possible.......Apply the flame or HOT Irons to EACH end .AT the Same time. Quickly ...Before they cool.. PRESS each end Together.. Making sure that they have MELTED TOGETHER What you should see is .. A Layer of GLASS like material . It's the MELTED material of each rope, now together.. Break off any Sharp edges on the edges of the Layer. Next, Lay the STRIPPED Back Outer cover over the JOINED ends. As carefully as possible taking care not to UN-Ravel the outer cover Next, (I sew a couple of stitches there)..WHIP the Open Outer Cover, making sure that the Whip covers both Lines.. At least a full diameter of the line over each side. If you have concerns about the security of the MELT JOIN, Sew a few stitches across each END of the two ropes.. Now you have a splice that is strong and nearly the same diameter as the Line.. It may sound a bit complicated ..but it's really quite easy.. I would recommend you Practice on some Old Line before you try it on the New. I've used this method to Splice a larger diameter line to my Furling line. The larger rope is easier on the hands.. This "Splice" has been in service for 12 years.. I recommend it. (Now all the Nay-Sayers may speak.. LOL ) Uniform Whisky, Ralph Ahseln "Oblio" Lying: Portland OR From: David Savlin Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 5:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IC27A] Single line with furling drum? On that note, does anyone have advice about learning how to join the ends of a loop furling line together? We have an old Hood furler that uses a loop but as was mentioned, when it's worn, the line doesn't always agree with the drum. David On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 6:24 PM, ChefYaz <[email protected]> wrote: Hood and I think one other had a single line furler some years back, There might be a reason why they are no longer on the market. As far as my experience, the Hood worked O.K., as long as the line was new but would slip if the line was worn the least little bit. Then the logistics and drag of running a line from the bow to the cockpit and back. A buddy and next slip neighbor has his furling line lead thru the coaming with the cleat in it’s own “coaming box” and stores the “spaghetti” there I’m gonna make the same mods when I get around to my long planned but not yet started deck upgrade. Mark, Gratis (6115) NOLA From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of RobAdkins Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 5:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IC27A] Single line with furling drum? hi all, has anyone experimented with a single line (loop) in a drum style furler? i'm guessing that 3 or 4 wraps on the drum itself would be required to keep the line from slipping. i'm looking to rid my cockpit of spaghetti and thought this might be a worthwhile endeavor. thoughts? thanks -rob
