"DSK" wrote

"Bart Senior" scribbled thusly:
I have never spliced wire to rope, but after scrutinizing these
splices, I now have an idea how it's done. Have you ever done
any wire to rope splices, Oz?

OzOne wrote:
Yep, done a few back when wire to rope was the way to go.
It's a PITA and far better to pay for it to be done. I believe they
are all done by machine now.

Yep, it's a big hassle. Not worth the time invested unless you have a
really big hang-up on self-reliance (which I can understand, but it can
be taken too far).


It is a seamanship skill. I'd like to learn how to do it, since it may
come in handy some day. I've found splicing double-braided, and
three-strand useful.

On the other hand, I don't have time to play around with splice
wire to rope right now. Too many other jobs on the boat with
higher priority. I reswaged the Jib halyard, and I'm about to
scrub the rope portion--that will be three down, and two halyards
to go. Still no word on the new boom.

I made some new battens for HOOT today, and new mast blocks.
Tomorrow I get to test them out, along with that brand new Etchells
spinnaker my buddy Bill gave me. I'm still thanking my lucky stars
that he forgot to give that sail to the fellow who bought his Etchells!

This should be a good sail. A few of my best friends and driving
up to sail HOOT for the first time. Unfortunately, today was the
best wind. Only 5-10 knots predicted tomorrow.


These days all rope seems to be the way.

Yes, it's much stronger & lighter, doesn't develop meathooks or saw
through anything. On Bart's boat, he might not even need to replace the
sheaves since they'd be pretty big.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King