Splicing?

   Need to replace the halyard and a few other bits on the OK. 
Thinking of using splices on the halyard instead of knots so that it runs easier through the blocks. Was going to use marlow excel racing for the halyard and a few other jobs how easy is it to splice?
I have never tried to splice before, always avoided it cause it looks like hard work?

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Adam MR 1137 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 10 Feb 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 114	Post Options Post Reply Quote Adam MR 1137 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Splicing? Posted: 07 Oct 08 at 9:38am
	Need to replace the halyard and a few other bits on the OK. Thinking of using splices on the halyard instead of knots so that it runs easier through the blocks. Was going to use marlow excel racing for the halyard and a few other jobs how easy is it to splice? I have never tried to splice before, always avoided it cause it looks like hard work?
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craiggo Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 01 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1810	Post Options Post Reply Quote craiggo Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Oct 08 at 10:29am
	Adam if you use excel racing it will be a piece of cake. I'd suggest tapering it first so pull out the core where you want it to taper, cut the outer so that you have a tail if 5-10cm, then using a splicing fid run it inside the core. Splicing the loop at the end is then really easy. There are several good guides on the internet. You just run the tail back inside the core and put a couple of locking stitches with some whipping twine.

Adam MR 1137 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 10 Feb 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 114	Post Options Post Reply Quote Adam MR 1137 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Oct 08 at 11:45am
	Thanks craiggo can you reccomend a good web based guide for spling the excel racing?
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craiggo Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 01 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1810	Post Options Post Reply Quote craiggo Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Oct 08 at 11:57am
	Is this any help ? http://www.roostersailing.com/articles/Info_Sheet_Fidding.ht m

Adam MR 1137 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 10 Feb 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 114	Post Options Post Reply Quote Adam MR 1137 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Oct 08 at 12:20pm
	Looks good thanks. Should work well for my halyard, relpace the block for a shcakle and hey presto.
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JohnW Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 17 Jul 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 552	Post Options Post Reply Quote JohnW Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Oct 08 at 1:34pm
	How about a self splicing rope? http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CX5__SQyU84