Improving the continuous rope splice - Practical Boat Owner

Improving the continuous rope splice - Practical Boat Owner

Roger Hughes shares his new technique for making a smooth, continuous rope splice in double-braided lineThis new technique results in a continuous splice which can easily pass through the Facnor furling drives on Britannia’s mainsail and squaresail. Credit: Roger HughesRopemakers describe various methods in their manuals and online videos about how to make a continuous rope splice, but nearly all result in a splice thicker than the rest of the r…