Getting Spliced

[Petercatterall]

Have just purchased 16mm 3 strand nylon to extend my anchor chain. I used the good link supplied on the forum to obtain a really well described warp to chain splice.
A couple of questions arise:
A recent article in PBO suggests that I should have bought braided rope to avoid kinking, is this likly to be a real problem?
I plan to use the remainder of the rope (50 yards) as a general spare towing etc line, will kinking be a problem here? I will flake the rope into some kind of container to ensure that it come out when needed. As the rope will not float is this a danger when towing ( props etc)?
I remember in my (long ago) caving days we sometimes used to stow ropes by laying out in 4 big lines and then somehow looping the whole thing up like a sausage. Line of several 100 feet could thus be dragged along nasty wet tight passages but still reliably deploy when needed. possibly usefull for sailing but difficult to lay out on deck.
I would like to learn some more basic splicing loops back splice etc, does anyone know of any sources that can be linked to??


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[philip_stevens]

Peter,
here is one to start you off.
http://www.skellern.fsnet.co.uk/aie_data/aie_knot_3splice.html

and another
http://www.lehighgroup.com/ropespliceend.htm

and some knots and splices
http://www.millsmarina.com/essentials_body.htm#SPLICING

and this one should keep you going for a while - a good while
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.neropes.com/splice/>http://www.neropes.com/splice/</A>

and no-one shows a crows-foot splice.

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Philip

 

[LadyInBed]

Try these:
http://www.cybernex.net.au/clubs/pathfind/Pathfresources/Resources_Index_FS.html
http://www.climbing.ie/knots.html
http://www.marlowropes.co.uk/yachting/default.htm
http://www.realknots.com/
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.fishingcairns.com.au/page6-1.html>http://www.fishingcairns.com.au/page6-1.html</A>

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[snowleopard]

kinky...

3 strand won't give you any problems with kinking if you just bundle it down into the chain locker without attempting to coil it. mine just comes straight off the windlass and down the hole & comes out cleanly every time.

if you coil it, you'll have to give it a half twist with each loop of the coil to get it to lie flat. then you put it down and try to pull the end and 19 times out of 20 it will get caught up in a knot.

if you use a rope/chain windlass gypsy it's essential to use 3-strand as multiplait is too soft for the gypsy to grip.

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[Petercatterall]

Re: kinky...

Thanks for the suggestions and the links. I guess that I have a bit of reading in front of me !!

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