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Old 07-07-2005, 04:51 PM
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Default HM bridle splice

I am trying to create a bridle type sheet for an assym. on a race boat. This is for light air. We currently have two seperate lines(1/4 or 5/16 spectra core, polyester? cover) which we tie with bowlines onto the clew. This works, but I would rather have a bridle type arrangement without multiple luggage tags. My thought is to strip the ends of both sheets, then running up the line from the trimmer to the clew, place some locking brummels, bury one end into the other, then eyesplice the unburied end. this will become the attachment point to the clew. This is on a 42 foot boat J125, so the loads can be considerable, but it is only our light air sheets. Is this the best way to do this? how many brummels should be placed? Do I need to lock stitch this? what length of bury? Thanks for the feedback.

The reason I am asking this question is that the line mfgs cant answer this definitivly, and I have gotten conflicting answers from two other sources. Both sources said it will work, but one limits to 30 foot and under boats, the other loft says go for it no problem at all. Th guys who said small boat only told me that the brummel was not a real splice, and that uneven tension may cause excessive wear and chafe.
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