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ClubRacer
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Topic: Splicing/joining Lines Posted: 04 Feb 18 at 4:55pm |
set the kicker/downhaul to maximum off then leave enough to be able to reach it and pull comfortably while hiking out
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GG NHRC
Newbie Joined: 12 Feb 17 Location: Lymington Online Status: Offline Posts: 38 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 Aug 18 at 12:32pm |
I see some of you are struggling to splice the marlow excel elite and excel racing that has a technora/poly blended cover.
It is easy. Measure your continuous control line length and mark where you want the two ends to join. Add 300mm for cover bury onto each end. From the point where your join is going to be, move 400mm up the line on each side and tie slip knots. Make them tight, this is so you don’t loose cover/core tension. At the end of each side remove 420mm of core from each side. With the ends you wish to join, taper the last 100mm then wrap this tightly with a tapering length of brown 1” parcel tape. Find the point about 120mm from your join point, stick a folded 0.8mm piece of welding wire/seizing wire up the empty cover from the point where the core finishes, exit at your join mark. Hook the last inch of your parcel tape through the wire, pull the whole thing out repeat the other side then stitch at the join and trim the ends off. Tapering the cores, the length of the bury and the use of brown parcel tape make this so much easier. Prep time = 15 minutes Time per splice = 5 minutes |
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ClubRacer
Far too distracted from work Joined: 26 Sep 15 Online Status: Offline Posts: 210 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 Aug 18 at 6:44pm |
With the introduction of purpose built continuous ropes I'm not sure why you would ever try to splice Excel racing/elite
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