Harper's boating book for boys; a guide to motor boating, sailing, canoeing and rowing . FIG. 3. THE LONG SPLICE A in Fig. 1; now push strand 4 through the rope as shownin B; next thrust strand 5 over the part through which theformer was passed, and last push the strand 6 through onthe opposite side. Repeat this once, then cut off the remain-ing ends, and the splice will appear as in Short Splice (Fig. 2).—Hold the rope B (Fig. 2 A) 205 BOATING BOOK FOR B6¥§ in the left hand; pass the strand 4 over 1, and having thrustit through under 3, pull it taut; take strand 5 and pass itover 2 and
Harper's boating book for boys; a guide to motor boating, sailing, canoeing and rowing . FIG. 3. THE LONG SPLICE A in Fig. 1; now push strand 4 through the rope as shownin B; next thrust strand 5 over the part through which theformer was passed, and last push the strand 6 through onthe opposite side. Repeat this once, then cut off the remain-ing ends, and the splice will appear as in Short Splice (Fig. 2).—Hold the rope B (Fig. 2 A) 205 BOATING BOOK FOR B6¥§ in the left hand; pass the strand 4 over 1, and having thrustit through under 3, pull it taut; take strand 5 and pass itover 2 and under 1; pass strand 6 over the first strand nextto it and under the second. Shift the rope around and treatthe other side in the same way, and the result will be asshown in Fig. 2 B. This single tucking of the ends is notsufficient for strength, so repeat the operation once, then cutoff the ends of the strands. The Long Splice (Fig. 3).—Unlay (untwist) the two endsto be joined some two or three feet, and place the ends togeth-er in the same manner as explained for the short sp
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