Anybody ever splice Marlow Braid

[Quickstep192]

I'm trying to splice an eye in MarlowBraid and the directions call for a splicing needle. Not only do I not have a needle, I can't find a place on this side of "The pond" to buy one. Does anyone know of a way to pull the core into the cover without the splicing needle. I have multiple fids, but none of them are long enough to pust through the 14" distance. FWIW it's a small eye that I'm splicing. Any help is greatly appreciated.

[artbyjody]

try what you can gleam from: http://www.sailnet.com/forums/gear-m...ye-splice.html

or from here:

Splicing high-tech double braid. [Archive] - SparTalk

good luck

[kiprichard]

Check Brion Toss Yacht Riggers, Sailboat Rigging. I'm pretty sure his splicing wand would work.

[snider]

You can just exit the core and take the fid out, then reenter in the same spot and continue. You can do that as much as needed. Hope this helps. Brandon

[knothead]

Originally Posted by Quickstep192

I'm trying to splice an eye in MarlowBraid and the directions call for a splicing needle. Not only do I not have a needle, I can't find a place on this side of "The pond" to buy one. Does anyone know of a way to pull the core into the cover without the splicing needle. I have multiple fids, but none of them are long enough to pust through the 14" distance. FWIW it's a small eye that I'm splicing. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Marlow can be a bitch.

[sailingdog]

I recently spliced some Marlow line... and it had their weird three-strand core...and used a Brian Toss Splicing Wand to do it...worked quite well.