-- Hobie 18 Magnum
Dart 15
Mystere 6.0XL Sold Was a handful solo
Nacra 5.7
Nacra 5.0
Bombardier Invitation (Now officially DEAD)
Various other Dock cluttering WaterCrap --
Thanks for the pic. Its looking to me like the dyneema is fed up through the end of the robline, out the side, around and back in and then out the end, and then the end is whipped down? is that it?
Thanks for the pic. Its looking to me like the dyneema is feed up through the end of the robline, out the side, around and back in and then out the end, and then the end is whipped down? is that it?
Yes, you got it. I do it in reverse. Opened up the Robline and feed both bitter ends of the dyneema into the side and out the tail. You then add a brummel splice to the dyneema to lock it. It's no good without the brummel. If you look closely at the large picture you can see it. I also taper the end of the Robline slightly to make it transition smoothly before it gets its whipping.
I do it in reverse. Opened up the Robline and feed both bitter ends of the dyneema into the side and out the tail. You then add a brummel splice to the dyneema to lock it. It's no good without the brummel.
That was precisely why my tongue-in-cheek post, sheeesshhh, don't take things so seriously.
-- Hobie 18 Magnum
Dart 15
Mystere 6.0XL Sold Was a handful solo
Nacra 5.7
Nacra 5.0
Bombardier Invitation (Now officially DEAD)
Various other Dock cluttering WaterCrap --
Phillip, how about end splicing to line racing sheet to dynema 12 strand for a spin haulyard?
Do this and keep it simple. Racing sheet (as most of the quality braids) have a core that is excellent for your taper/tails. All you need is about 55' to make an 80' tapered halyard.
Open the racing sheet cover about 18" from the end and expose the core. (the cover will be your bury)
Work the cover back about 25', then taper the 18" cover, and bury. You end up with an 80' halyard with 25' of taper for the spin head, 35' of cover/core in the middle for the spin cleat, and 25' of cover only making up the retrieval section.
Adjust your lengths to your specific boat. You want the bury to end up just above the cleat, so that you are cleating into the double braid. So simple a cave man . . . .