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Hard eye splice

Wherever a shackle is attached to the end of a

line, there will be wear on the rope. So, it makes
sense to tie a permanent loop, in the form of an eye

splice, with a metal or plastic thimble inserted to
protect the line. The hard eye splice is widely used

aboard ships for halyards, anchor warps, mooring

lines and more.

1 Tease the strands apart, allowing three times the line’s diameter per

tuck. Four tucks using ⅜in (1cm) line: 3 × ⅜in × 4 = 4 ½in (3 × 1cm × 4

=12cm).