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Old 12-08-2013, 14:11   #1
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12 strand nylon thimble splice.

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I need to splice some thimbles into my para anchor bridle. Can anyone give me the best eye splice for this application.

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Re: 12 strand nylon thimble splice.

This is what the splice I ended up making.http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rc...50723672,d.aGc
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Re: 12 strand nylon thimble splice.

Salticrak,

That's a nice looking splice. How long did it take you to do it?
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Re: 12 strand nylon thimble splice.

mate, the link is to a ''how to'' I am busy with the second splice now and will post some picks. It is a time consuming but rewarding...my splices probably will not be described as ''marlinspike''
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Old 15-08-2013, 13:19   #5
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Re: 12 strand nylon thimble splice.

A fair bit of whipping for good measure.
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