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76a 76 MULTIPLAIT EYE SPLICE
The Multiplait Eye Splice, like the Three Strand Eye
Splice (75) puts a totally secure eye in the end of a
mooring or anchor warp, which is what multiplait
is intended to be used for.
First note that multiplait is made up from four
pairs of strands. Two of the pairs have a heavy
black thread running through them and the other
pair either has a fine black thread or none at all.
Recognizing this difference between the pairs
helps to make the tucks correctly.
Begin by putting a tight twine or tape seizing
76b on the rope a good distance from the end and then
unlay the strands to make eight separate ones,
but keep them close to each other in their pairs.
Tape whip the end of each strand to stop it from
fraying (76a).
At the throat of the required eye, tuck one pair
of plain strands under a pair of plain strands in the
standing part, followed by a pair of marked strands
under a pair of similarly marked strands (76b).
Turn the work over and repeat with the other pairs
of strands.
For the second and subsequent tucks, keep the
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