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figure 23.2
Chain splice: joins a rope to a normal small link in a chain, enabling the
whole to pass through a naval pipe.
Unlay one strand for about six or seven turns and set it aside. Reeve the
remaining two strands through the end link of the chain and back to the
point at which the single strand has been unlaid. Then unlay the two
strands back towards the chain, leaving only enough laid rope to form the
eye itself. Now unlay the first strand for a further six or seven turns (figure
24) and replace it in the rope by one of the other two strands, just as in a
long splice (see page 111) until the second strand reaches the point to
which the first strand is unlaid. Cut the remaining unlaid strand at a length
that allows it to be tucked, one over and one under, against the lay for
