Line as art

[Jackdaw]

After a month of procrastinating, I finally hardened up and built my new twings for BlueJ. Easy splices but a PITA milking them through. Made from de-covered FlightLine, they are as light as possible so to not weigh down the spin sheets in light airs. Only the core dyneema and the opening shackles are suspended. I think they look pretty cool. Who else has made functional art from rope??

 

[Stu Jackson]

Very nice. The background, too.

I never did learn to splice. Still a "knot man," like my wife always says: "NOT, man!"

 

[Will Gilmore]

Turks heads, monkey fists, wrapped helm, bucket handles, rope art is cool. I have a way of tying off a coiled line for quick access that's pretty artsy. I'll post pictures when I have more time.

I knew you were creative, Jackdaw.

- Will (Dragonfly)

 

[Charlie Jones s/v Tehani]

Very nice. The background, too.

I never did learn to splice. Still a "knot man," like my wife always says: "NOT, man!"

I know how to splice, but years ago I went back to buntline hitches or another suitable knot. Particularly on halyards- a buntline does not jam in the sheave. Uses less line also

 

[jssailem]

When your on the boat and cruising, line seamanship is a good way to pass time.

 

[thinwater]

I've always thought the adjustable strop is a neat trick. Basically an oyster or Celtic stopper knot on the end, and Brummel locks for each loop. I make them from the cover-only of scraps.

The irony splice is fun. The windlass loves it.

And of course cover splices are always fun. In this cases I had to cover the center section only of the up/down haul on this bowsprit, to make it fat enough for the jammer. I needed naked Dyneema for all of the low friction rings. Hard to see, since it was a blue cover over Amsteel blue. If you have some old cover (like the portion of a halyard that was inside the mast) this is much cheaper than stripping line.

 

[jssailem]

@thinwater I like your ideas.

 

[Ted]

My personal favorite! It's especially useful when the boat bills start coming in.

 

[Daveinet]

To me it looks more like a snake with its mouth open.

 

[Jackdaw]

Very nice. The background, too.

I never did learn to splice. Still a "knot man," like my wife always says: "NOT, man!"

While I hate splicing Class 1 line, I'm a sucker for splicing Class 2 and 12 strand!

 

[Jackdaw]

I know how to splice, but years ago I went back to buntline hitches or another suitable knot. Particularly on halyards- a buntline does not jam in the sheave. Uses less line also

Me too, I often use halyard knots. But on stripped line with only the slick dyneema core, a luggage tag on an eye splice is the best and safest way to go.