On Apr 17, 2005, at 12:01 PM, Bob Olson wrote:
How the hell do you de-core part of a rope for a centerboard pendant? That's the thing that got me boggled right now.
Hi Bob, Thought I'd answer right away in case you were in the middle of your project... I haven't spliced braid in a while, but what I remember is that you bend the rope into a tight "U" shape where you want the core to end and the empty shell to begin, then just carefully work a tool in through the outer weave (careful not to snag outer layer) and pull out the core. So you'll have a loop of core coming out through a gap in the cover's weave; then just snip the core and pull it back in to the cover by straightening out the "U." I think that should be it. I'm sure others will chime in if I've remembered it wrong. HTH --- Rachel Former owner M-17 #334 and M-15 #517. Still have Fatty Knees 7', so I'm not totally Hess-less :-)