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EYE SPLICES (MULTI-STRAND LOOPS)

a metal eye or ring on the boom. This allows of a much shorter

mainsheet than is customary. Cut the ends of the splice short.

The eye is stuck as in a SAILMAKER'S EYE and the ends are tucked

(backed) once only. After this a FOOTROPE KNOT (~697) is tied and

doubled, close to the splice.

2782. A RIGGING STOPPER EYE. Stick once only as in the foregoing

splice and then tie a MATIHEW 'V ALKER KNOT with the ends. Two

of these were made in the ends of a long lanyard that was rove

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through two deadeyes and used in repairing standing rigging that

was shot awa in action. The RIGGING STOPPER or FIGHTING STOPPER

is shown as 3302.

The same knot has been used on a cargo fall to support a heavy

counterweight with which to overhaul the tackle.

2783. A JIB SHEET EYE is des~~ned to absorb a portion of the

slatting of the sheet. Stick as in the foregoing, and tie a DOUBLE WALL

KNOT (2) (#676). Scrape, tease and serve the ends.

2784. A "fancy" eye found on an old whale harpoon now in the

Mariners' Museum collection. Open a rope for a considerable length,

make a very careful SAILMAKER'S EYE, having first laid out two yarns

from each strand. Lay up the yams into three tight two-yarn foxes

and worm them the length of the splice. Put a wide whipping of

Italian marline at the throat and another over the final tuck and

make the whippings.
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2785. A GRAFTED EYE. Open the rope for a considerable distance,

layout half of each strand and with the remainder make a smooth

SAILMAKER'S SPLICE, well tapered. Worm and parcel this (adhesive

tape will be found convenient for the purpose). Layout six yarns

and graft over the splice with the remainder (see ~ 2678). Tie a

THREE-PL Y STANDING TURK'S-HEAD with the six yarns that were

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surface is cross-pointed (~3026) instead of being grafted. First lay

out twelve yarns at the straddle, to be made up into two-yarn

nettles. With these a SIX-STRAND MATIHEW WALKER is made at the 2182. 278'3

throat and another is made at the end of the splice with the ends of

the COACHWHIPPING, the superfluous ends being cut off close to the

xizing. Both ~2785 and ~2786 are often made of fishline instead of

the yarns of the rope itself.

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