MOORing pendant where can i buy them from?

[AntarcticPilot]

Multiplait all the way. Get the biggest that will fit your bow roller.
Three strand can untwist itself, multiplait will be just cockle up a bit.
If in any doubt about your splices, add a good extra length for more tucks and then it isn't going to go anywhere.

bit far away but thanks for the offer, I have some old braid I can practice on as soon as I get my hands on some fids, so i'll post the results here in a week or so

in the meantime YouTube vids make it all look easy

Unless you have an incredibly steep drive and a monstrously heavy car you'd not be producing a 2,000 Kg test...... I just do a couple of tucks more than the minimum and then trust the splice. In 50+ years I've never had a splice come undone, though I only splice 3-strand or multiplait.

Braid-on-Braid is easier to splice than multiplait, but of course less resistant to abrasion. I wouldn't try practising with old braid-on-braid - the cover stiffens and loses elasticity, making it much harder to splice. Two things that make braid-on-braid splicing easier that never seem to get mentioned in the books are 1) a pair of leather gloves for the final "milking" process and 2) tie the standing part of the rope to something solid while milking the cover over the splice. The former will save you sore hands - even with new braid, it can be hard on your hands! The latter will make it easier, otherwise you're pulling against yourself. Dontforget to tie a knot in the rope a couple of metres from the end BEFORE starting to make the splice, otherwise you'll have to start at the other end of the rope for the milking process.

I'd get a book to refer to; it isn't easy to refer to a video when you're trying to see what comes next!

 

[Cactus Sailing]

my first splice attempt....

then tidying up the whipping

took me an hour after faffing about, im sure ill get quicker now i know what im doing

ironically the Fids i bought came with a guide on how to do the splice, i found it useless though and YouTube videos were more helpful