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Originally Posted by benz
I have done a 'hybrid' (Samson or New England call it a "tuck-bury", which is half-and-half, as the name implies, and has directions for it), but one of the reps said they seek to discourage the tuck splices because the HM fibers tend to abrade one another where they cross at the tucks. I'd be interested to know if anyone has tested this, since I'm often looking for a shorter splice, esp. around tackles and such.
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Benz,, In Alaska my crew always use the tuck splice. I do not have any photos, but they are shorter than this one,and the tucks are all locked in a way they bury it back on itself. Never had any problems. We use a lot of 1/2" stuff on the cranes and haulback winches. The really big stuff 1-1/4" we have them bury it before we get it....:-)
http://www.hampidjan.is/media/pdf/Dy..._with_head.pdf
http://www.hampidjan.is/media/PDF/08feb.pdf
http://www.hampidjan.is/media/PDF/Co...nuary_2009.pdf
Shameless pug....I see my boat made it on the Hamipjan website....:-)