How To Splice Rope Around A Thimble | BoatUS

BoatUS Magazine associate editor Mark Corke teaches you step-by-step how to splice rope around a thimble. The thimble splice is handy for connecting a 3 strand rope to anchor chain on your boat. Mark breaks down the process into a simple format that uses 3 strand nylon line, electrical tape, waxed whipping twine, scissors, and a marlin spike or fid (if needed). He walks you through the process of adding whipping twine, preparing the end, and weaving the ends of the rope through the line to secure it. Once you know how to add an eye splice with thimble, you'll also be able to do other splices using three-strand line.

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[millieatr]

Thank you Sir, , my dad was a lineman for 40 years with bell telephone and he showed me that years ago but i never really learned how to do it . Im getting ready to set up an anchor line and i appreciate the video

[johnbradley]

When finishing the thimble splice or any splice in 3-strand line, lay it on the deck and roll it under some pressure with your shoe. That tightens the splice right up, and makes it look perfect.

[frankgraham]

You have nearly got the splice right, just a few more things you need to understand to make the splice complete, like marriage tuck, & helixes same as tension in live rope, also tail ends of spliced ends need different terminations, thanks for the tutorial, and enjoy.

[davidfishferrell]

You made it look easy! Some times mine comes out right but most it doesn’t 😂 that’s because I don’t know what I’m doing

[harbourdogNL]

Very tidy. Clean ropework is always a pleasure to look at!

[Stenn]

Did we really need to be in such a rush for a shortened video that you editted out the 4 or 5 tucks you skipped ? Why "dumb it down" for those with short attention spans ? Let THEM skip ahead if they're impatient...but at least we'd have the entire length documented.
But thanks for the well-filmed effort.. helpful.

[jimmayors]

After the first tuck, I lost track of what line you were grabbing when you skipped forward, and same with the third. Made it difficult to follow which working strands you were using.

[thebenben]

Thanks a lot for this! Needed a refresher, this was perfect

[ruffnut]

if you put shrink wrap on the finished end it will be a lot neater and look a lot better

[larryflorida]

Looks great, but you change frames between tucks and makes it impossible to follow!

[gerrys]

So why do we measure down 5 lengths of the thimble and then cut half of that length off at the end?

[romekin]

nice, but with the video cut, and when you do the second one, I can't see what you are doing, look like the rope has rotated 90deg, I am to confuse to continue :p

[yuvalmei-dan]

Nice tutorial. A better finish would be to tie wrap the loose ends with the nylon cord you initially used....

[denislaouenan]

Not academic, you should show how it is taught in classes. The rope should be tighten to the thimble using single wire cut from a strand as whipping. the thimble needs to be compressed in a vice and kept tight again using single wire whipping, then start your splice and to finish it in decorative way make 2 more passes after the third after cutting half the wires on each strand to tapper and not leave those ugly bits sticking out. Once completed and put under tension to tighten the splice then cut the wire keeping the thimble compressed which is going to tighten more your splice as the thimble enlarges.

[edwardfinn]

What happened to the 2nd, 3rd and 4th tuck??

[chileheadcraig]

do you really need whipping twine? It appears to be a temporary thing so that the rope does not unravel. Could you just use dental floss?

[dansummerfield]

Best explanation so far but couldn't see enough, lost me after the first tuck but thanks for a starting point..

[toantayninh]

This video so great !Can you show me the metal?

[raybatts]

spellcheck police - I think you meant anchor "rope". Thanks for the video!

[tomthompson]

ah you didnt roll it with your foot, ,, no splice is finished till its rolled with your foot.