Master the Eye Splice in Double Braid Rope in Minutes

Everyone can master the eye splice in double braid rope in minutes by watching this video. Learning to splice double braid rope is a skill that every sailor should take the time to master. Splicing ropes on your boat is cleaner and stronger than tying knots and makes you stand out from the crowed. It only take a few minute for you master this splicing skill.

The team a bottom up boats have put forward a collection of videos that take the mystery out of splicing and can turn a beginner into and expert in minutes. With a few simple tools and techniques everyone can lift there games by adding this sailing skill to you kit bag.

This video shares the simplest of ways to eye splice double braid polyester rope, taking you through the steps at a steady pace which should allow you to complete your splice in less than 15 minutes.

Splicing ropes maintains the full breaking strength of you rope which is offen reduced by knots with is one of the greatest advantages of splicing.

Watch from the beginning or follow the chapters below to skip to the step of the splice you need to know :-

0:14 - Marking the cover with the size of your eye
1:10 - Lock the Rope to prepare for the splice
1:30 - Extract the Core
2:40 - Normalise the Core
3:20 - Mark the core for phase 2 of the splice
4:30 - Cover Into the Core
6:40 - Core into the Cover
8:45 - Trim and bury the Core
10:00 - Trim and bury the Cover
10:55 - Finish the Splice

If liked this video and want to try it yourself you can get the tools used in this video via the product links below.

D-Splicer
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Splicing Fids
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Carbon Steel Shears 6-1/4 inch - Kevlar, Dyneema, Vectran, Spectra
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If you want to learn more splicing skills we have many more great video to help you learn to eye splice with various types of rope.

Eye Splice in Dyneema
   • Eye Splice in Single Braid Rope  

Eye Splice in Dyneema one end fixed
   • Eye Splice One End Fixed - Version 2  

Finally if you want to see the complete set of steps on how to finish the splice by whipping the buried core you can learn how in the following video.

Whipped Rope Ends
   • Whipping the End of your Rope  

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