Anchor Windlass Splice Instructions

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6 жыл бұрын

I provide a step-by-step demonstration of the reduced diameter anchor chain to rope splice, which is necessary to use for anchor rodes used in power windlasses.

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@SuperBrookstone Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’ve never done anything like this. I laid it out and had my tablet casting to the tv and backed up your instructions a bunch. I had plenty of rope to practice on.. Ist one was ok.2nd one not bad ..3rd one was very good. 4th one I nailed! Didnt have the tool you had but an oyster shucker worked great. Patents is a must!!

@ivoperic3992 Ай бұрын

You made only one video and it was master piece. Thanks.

@louisborg8169 3 ай бұрын

Thank it is very clear in my mind now. I just made it with the help of your video because strong winds are coming where I am anchered in Syracusa in Sicily.

@spadog63 4 жыл бұрын

Great Video, Thanks! I have never spliced a line before, but following your directions I was able to splice my anchor line and it looks great. I'll be splicing more line in the future.

@billwickett6320 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting this up for us. Did one practice with all 3 strands thru the chain today. Next up, will try yours. Very clear video.

@dneipert 2 жыл бұрын

I failed twice with new line because, as cautioned in the video, the soft new line kept unraveling into a mass of fibers. The third time I sprayed the line with hair spray. It held together and was stiff enough to splice just as the video depicted. Thanks Dalton.

@besearchingforwisdom6267 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect, thank you

@andersskoleovergaard4199 2 ай бұрын

You can also use ordinary white paperglue.

@sailingsegundo4644 2 ай бұрын

Interesting rode to Chain splice. Can't say in a fan of tucking 2 of the 3 braids in the first link . A standard eye splice would but all 3 in the first link. A regular eye spice is usually 5 tucks, I do 10 on Cain to rode.

@williammoore4838 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Using your guide for my first attempt.

@alfonsoespinosa8643 9 ай бұрын

Awesome, clear video. Thanks for posting.

@KiwiTim 3 ай бұрын

Great GOT reference, straight where my mind went we you said flayed 😄

@kingcrazy2004 Жыл бұрын

Thanks man it turned out good, now fingers crossed it holds

@georgejordaan1951 3 жыл бұрын

Easy splice to do, thank you for the video

@besearchingforwisdom6267 2 жыл бұрын

I'm looking forward to redoing my setup, thanks for the insight

@michaelheurkens4538 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the demo. I sure would apprecitae less bench and more hands. Thanks. I don't need this for boats, buy some of the old horse-drawn farm implements use chain to rope rigging. Cheers from Alberta, Canada.

@dankirby9574 2 ай бұрын

Just zoom in mate

@frankguzzo39 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou! Very clear. Brilliant

@vivianmorresey 3 жыл бұрын

I liked that taper approach for the windlass/gypsy action as it makes good sense to have that running through the gear. I did the normal 3 strands through the chain, but It does run awry every now and again, so will now cut and try this method. Sure, it's a bit more effort, but it will be worth it. My only initial concern when watching was that the chain/rope connection uses only 2 main strands instead of 3, but if you haven't had any issues...then it must be ok. Thanks

@josephlai9759 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@rebuilthip7825 5 жыл бұрын

First time I splice lasted a year. New chain this year may do that I finished my ends with a hot knife this year and it's smooth sailing

@ryhanpeacefeather9278 2 жыл бұрын

Helpful. Just installed an electric windlass. Chain hole is much smaller than previous. So goodbye to shackle and and rode thimble!

@jantrygveolsen1109 3 жыл бұрын

Only 2/3 of the rope is connected to the chain, this splice will reduce the strength of the rope by 1/3?

@davidjulian8536 3 жыл бұрын

That was my first reaction, but when you look at it, the rope itself has three strands, but where it joins the chain there are actually four strands, two each side. There is a small loss of strength as the rope turns around the chain link, but the end result is that it is as strong as the original rope.

@joseeduardotobellachardon9844 18 күн бұрын

I have the same opinion than jantrig… only 2/3 of the rope are working with the chane. I think you should make another video to clear this point. Any way I am going to do a testing myself. Thank you instead.

@dbunk9601 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@SailingPauHana 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you. You work at Brands? That’s where we winter. Does Brands do rigging work like this?

@11bravo18 9 ай бұрын

Burn those ragged cutoffs with Bernz-0-Matics small torch with adjustable, accurate flame as close to the main rope as possible without burning it. Once the trimmed end melts, I mushroom it back toward the strand it passed under and it creates a flat anchored end due to its melted fiber bonding to the strand it came under. Allow each tool before trimming and melting the others.

@catamaran-smile 4 ай бұрын

Thank. Great 👍

@andysails3178 3 жыл бұрын

When you're done, you only have two strands looped through the chain link. That's only 2/3 as strong as the original line.

@Spicy-Tuna Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Its completely the wrong way to splice a chain to rope. "I've always does it this way and have no complaints" doesn't mean its the right way. If I saw a splice with a 3 cord rope and only 2 strands are passing through the chain I'd take it right back to whoever did it.

@Johnlusk706 Жыл бұрын

good video.. when it's on camera!

@joseeduardotobellachardon9844 18 күн бұрын

Again, what should be the right size for the 10 mm chain with 16 mm rope? Thank you.

@user-mg7dx3nv4n 8 ай бұрын

Following up on an earlier comment, attaching two of the three strands to the anchor would reduce the strength to 66 percent instead of 80 percent as stated in the video. Right?

@srupp9271 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this excellent video. So I have spliced my anchor line to the chain already but wrong so I'll do it again using your method. I feel tempted to put a little piece of thin heat shrink in the place where the 2 strands of the line meet the chain. In you video you put a little piece of tape around the 2 strands to keep them from unraveling. My thought was to leave the heat shrink there and have a chafe guard for the 2 strands of anchor line in that place. Good or bad idea ?

@daltonbrand8871 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Claus- you can if you want. It might get chewed up by the gypsy, but maybe not? No harm in trying. Glad it was useful!

@srupp9271 4 жыл бұрын

@@daltonbrand8871 Thanks !

@ascarneyNJ 3 жыл бұрын

There seems to be two methods for this rode-to-chain splice. One easy one and this one. This one has a more gradual taper. Do you prefer it for that reason or, as JFK would say, because it is hard? The easy splice I refer to has all three strands through the chain link and tucked back. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/npqYna6G3ra5oZc.html

@daltonbrand8871 3 жыл бұрын

Adam- The video you linked to is indeed a simple chain splice, which is preferable for applications not using a powered windlass. My instructions are for achieving a splice that has a reduced diameter at the splice which is required by most anchor windlass manufacturers to safely fit through the gypsy of the winch without jamming. A windlass gypsy is typically cast to accept a very specific size chain and the rope diameter is usually also very specific and as large as possible for the chain to match breaking load strength, which is why the end diameter of the splice needs to be reduced. A typical three strand backsplice will increase the diameter of the splice by almost 75%. The goal with this splice is to have the splice diameter fairly close in size to the unfinished portion of the line.

@Fedor___1 Жыл бұрын

Спасибо!👍👏👏👏

@user-bp2nd7jl1w 6 ай бұрын

I meant 4strands

@peterchapman799 2 жыл бұрын

A lot of time with your hands and the line out the camera view made it particularly hard to see what you were doing

@kenames1824 3 жыл бұрын

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@rethro282 Жыл бұрын

great instructions! i first made the conventional way. but it didn't go through the anchor winch. i rotated the video, so it was easier for me to build it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nNGmZNuera7XYGg.html hope you dont mind.

@chrisway6406 Жыл бұрын

@AkinciX 3 жыл бұрын

This is a wrong way to do it. It may not fail but that doesn’t make it right.

@TERMIN8TOR99 3 жыл бұрын

Well tell us the correct way.

@AkinciX 3 жыл бұрын

@@TERMIN8TOR99 splice into the chain at least a foot. The way he does it, only two out of three strands connected to the chain reducing line’s strength by %33

@TERMIN8TOR99 3 жыл бұрын

I have watched other videos where they do all 3 in chain do 4 splices then cut some of remaining line and do a couple more and so on to create a taper, should still go through windless.

@davidjulian8536 3 жыл бұрын

@@AkinciX That was my first reaction, but when you look at it, the rope itself has three strands, but where it joins the chain there are actually four strands, two each side. There is a small loss of strength as the rope turns around the chain link, but the end result is that it is as strong as the original rope.

@besearchingforwisdom6267 2 жыл бұрын

@@AkinciX 66% is plenty of strength for 99% of the time. If you're attracted to dangerous sea conditions then have a second more durable rode setup and use it when you are having fun with the 6'+ sea conditions. Do you know what the breaking point of ½" nylon twist is? Or maybe the amount of stress on your deployed rode? 50-100lbs is common. It's easy to see that 33% you mentioned and he did also at the beginning indicating that 66% was plenty...so far. I'll have a utility rode and a good and safe emergency back up that I would rather not ever use

@tracybrown1579 3 жыл бұрын

Man what a complete waste of a long bit of hard work. No much of the critical weaving process was actually in view of the camera. Props on the hard work and decent knowledge of splicing though