I was wondering if there is a fellow member willing to splice my anchor rope to my chain ? Cheers jewie

jewie wrote:

I would expect that member could receive quite a lot of work from boaties!

Spicing is something I was shown many years back.......and promptly forgot!

If the rest of you are anything like me, I'd suggest you all have ropes to be spliced from time to time, and are all looking for someone to take care of it for you!

I recon if the government could be kept out of it, any budding junior fisherman wanting to absolutely clean up in the pocketmoney stakes could earn himself a small fortune by hanging out at the boat ramp and offering to clean fish, wash boats, and splice ropes!

jewie wrote:


could splice it for ya... what type of splice are ya looking to do? learnt how to splice in my marine classes a few years back

for the ignorant... what is splicing???

voogoofish wrote:

Weaving the rope back into itself to create either a loop, or an end which does not fray.

Ranger wrote:


Or joining two lengths of rope with a relatively seemless join

I have done a bit of splicing in me deckie days, spliced many of bouys to crab nets quite easy to do Im sure there would be something on you tube about it they have something on everything else.

Ranger you could be onto something there lol start up a splicing service

sailed since i was 12.. work experience in fishing and tackle andboat shops.. spent a lot of years splicing ropes.. but as Ranger said.. hmmmm seems to have slipped my mind! can remember enjoying doing it though

Have a look at the following youtube vid, This bloke explains it really well
I do my own now with no problems

Told ya youtube would have something

too many choices

www.northstaranchors.com/anchoringinfo/a...e/anchorsplice.shtml

www.euphoriasailing.com/Marine-Engineering/Rope-Splicing.htm

Yea i can do it aswel, u can learn it by googling it and search on youtube

yeah i've done it a few times but i never get it perfect,Have a go Jewie even if its not perfect after you roll it under your feet it will tighten up and never let go.
cheers brenton

cool... I have just tied "double fisherman's knots" (which I learned from rockclimbing, but this is way better!!!

Bring it in here James i'll do it for ya