Splicing Modern Ropes A Practical Handbook

Thetimewheneveryvesselgoingtoseamadeuseofthree-strandropehasgone.Still,splicingthattypeofropeandcordisrelativelystraightforward.Nowadaysthemostcommontypeofropeusedonboardyachts,dinghies,motorboats,workingboats,andferriesisbraidedrope.Fewpeoplehavetheknowledgetospliceit,orevenknowwheretostart.SplicingModernRopes:APracticalHandbookisthefirstguidetodevelopingthisessentialskill.Itexplainswhysplicesarebetter--andstronger--thanknotsorshacklesforjoiningorshorteningrope,andhowtogoaboutitproperly.Withthisskill,yachtsmencancustomizetheirropes,optimizetheirdecklayout,tapertheirsheetsforeaseofhandling,andspliceanextracoverontheirropestogivebettergrip,avoidchafe,andmakethemlastlonger.Usingclear,step-by-stepphotographyanddetailedinstructions,thisbookwillguidereadersthroughallofthestagesrequiredtomakestrong,reliablesplices.,