3 Strand Rope Eye Splice

Samson recommends splicing as the preferred rope termination method.

3 strand rope eye splice. All dock lines should have an eye splice in one end. It is commonly used on ships in rigging but can be used on any application. The eye splice and its variants are well described by ashley abok 2725 p 445. This technique is very important for working with rope especially for sailor.

For mooring towlines and other long term or critical applications seven tucks are recommended. Eye splice a rope how to eye splice a 3 strand rope easy to follow splicing revisited the eye splice is a great way of making a permanent loop in a rop. I ve gone through and added some photos showing electrical tape used instead of the clear tape. In this video i demonstrate how i splice an eye loop onto an end of the rope.

The animation only shows the threading of two complete tucks with the final image. Then tuck strand 2 under the marked spot behind strand 1 figure 4 below. Knots can significantly decrease a ropes strength while in most cases splicing maintains 100 of the specified rope strength. In this detailed video tutorial we show you easy step by step instructions for tying an eye splice with three strand rope.

Splicing is a way of interwea. Turn the entire piece over. Modern synthetic materials however tend to be slippery and now a minimum of five complete tucks is required. The eye splice is a great way to permenantly put a loop in the end of any length of rope.

Note the mark around the standing part of the rope your individual strands will tuck under these marks.