How to make a Locked Dyneema Loop

Dyneema loops are easy to make and a great addition to any sailors spare parts kit. The can be easily attached to any fixed point or rope to help connect pulley's or secure just about anything on your boat. The dyneema loop can be turned into a soft shackle in seconds with the addition of a simple overhand knot to one but one of my favourite uses.

This version of a Dyneema loop adds a lock which makes it secure under light load. While making the loop more secure the lock creates a small bump at the cross over point which may not be suitable for all use cases. It is however preferred when your uses case is not always under load.

The team at Bottom up Boats recommend using a D-Splicer to get the job done in minutes. If you don't have one follow the link below to get the gear to help you splice like a pro and speed up the time it takes to recreate you Dyneema Loops.

D-Splicer

Recommended items for your splicing kit.

If you need your Dyneema loop to run freely and the bump created by the lock is going to prevent this from happening you should learn the alternate method demonstrated in the video link below.

If you liked this video and want to learn more splicing techniques the playlist below has all the info you need to learn this essential skill that we encourage every modern sailor to know.

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[aaronmcconnell]

The last video I watched on how to make this loop, made the process seem like quantum physics, this video was simple addition. Well done

[merrymoppet]

180 turn on a thin dyneema line May be ok, but I think anything over 6mm line this might present strength concern. consider making a best effort estimate of line loads percentage compared to dyneema breaking load. This way you might provide minimum diameter loop for say 4-8mm dyneema which usually require 50-72 diameters of bury, eg. 6mm line would require 30-43cm bury implying perhaps that the loop might need to be minimum 60-84cm long. This way line length could be estimated at 2x 120

[marksardar]

Which tail do you pull through? Through itself or through the opposite?

[RealRadNek]

Do you know the stress load this knot can take? Is it as strong as the rope itself or less?

[boumbo]

I don't get why at 1:20, you insert the first end through the hole from the other side of the line...