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From: (no name) (no email)
Date: Sat Jun 03 2006 - 12:41:23 EDT
I used what Brion Toss jokingly calls the "shovel splice" (Rigger's
Apprentice, p. 92) to join nylon 3-strand and chain on a previous boat.
That might be the one Bill referred to in his msg. Not so pretty, but
effective. I liked the way it distributed the load along a strong overlap
of chain and rope rather than concentrate the load on three strands and one
link. I think I worked back down the chain 2 or 3 links before seizing
everything, just for a little extra security. I didn't have a windlass on
that boat, though, so no experience with how it would work on the gypsy.
Phil
At 07:16 AM 6/3/2006, you wrote:
>Brion Toss shows a splice in his book (riggers apprentice) that puts all
>three strands thru the end link of the chain and then does a combination
>of long splice and tucks that produce a nice smooth transition section.
>
>Elaine and Brian Timmins <> wrote: Can anyone here
>give me a knowledgeable opinion on splicing three strand
>nylon to 5/16 G40 Galvanized chain? [...]
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