My splicing attempts

[Rich Rule]

16 strand or d braid?

 

Are you trying to pull the tapered cover (read new core) through and past the original core in one go?

[Joe Loggs]

Its 16 strand, and yes rich I'm trying todo it in one. It just feels like there is no room for it to budge anymore, I will get a picture up when my misses gets back from work as she has my iphone.

 

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[Ben Saxton]

Have you court a strand of the core with your fid? If you have you'll be pushed to do anything!

[Rich Rule]

I do I in 2 goes. Insert the pull fid where the core exits and exit at the insertion point to form the eye. One the core and new core are coming out of the same area. I insert the pull fid at the correctly measured mark towards the stopper knot and exit at the same point as the improvised core.

 

Then pull this through the final 11 or 12 inches. Sorry cant remember the exact measurement. It also helps to taper the new core (cover) less bulk to pull through.

 

Also make sure you haven't caught some of the original core but ensuring it can still move.

[Rich Rule]

I have caught a few core strands before. Not impossible to pull through but I had to shock it a hell of a lot. Then pull the tail of each core strand to take in the slack.

[Joe Loggs]

Definitely haven't caught a strand as the fid went threw with ease, I'll get a piccy up as soon as I can,I only have about 2 inches to go before it exits, I guess its struggling to come out the hole, rich do you mean taper the end your pulling threw with the fid on the cross over?

 

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[Tommy_B]

Did you pull the other end to bunch it up a bit mate?

[Rich Rule]

Yes mate. I usually taper about 2-3 inches of the end of the improvised core. Insert into the fid with only about half to a full centimetre of the shortest strand through the fid.

 

Once you have pulled it to the hole or into the cover it shouldn't slip.

 

I hope you can fathom what I am harping on about. Seems right in my head when I write it.

[Joe Loggs]

Yea I get what your saying rich that makes sense ERM tommy nope I didn't do that:-(. I guess it just needs a good yank but once I have tied the core off and yank on the fid I'm struggling to find things to grip the fid with.it was bent around a krab but the yanking has un-bent the fid '

 

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[WeeDee]

Yea I get what your saying rich that makes sense ERM tommy nope I didn't do that:-(. I guess it just needs a good yank but once I have tied the core off and yank on the fid I'm struggling to find things to grip the fid with.it was bent around a krab but the yanking has un-bent the fid '

 

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Connect the fid to a ratchet strap and tie off the other end - then just ease it through to the finish.