Bomb-Proof Dinghy Tow Bridle [Misc. Monday]
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- Опубліковано 28 жов 2018
- Determined not to loose Coco to the sea. In today's misc Monday we splice together a floating bomb-proof dinghy tow bridle.
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a splicing video would be great. thanks.
Still one of my favorite channels. Y'all actually do work to your boats and show it and actually sail. For some reason everyone separates the two like, I actually just sail 7 days a week, or more frequently I am fixing this boat because at some point in the next 38 years I'm going to go sailing.
I too vote for the splicing videos, you guys are inspiring! Thank you!
all the splicing please. ...a very useful skill that I want to know more abourt
I vote for seeing the splicing videos please… And thank you
Me too cousin Gil.
Mee 2! Cheers everyone.
Me three!
Me 4 splicing
Me 6! specifically the double braid splice, and ideally, a proper twin core outer braid splice :)
Superduper ropework dude! Thanks for sharing! Awsome!
Great demo and explanation. Your splices are setting a standard ! Please keep posting the technical videos.
I experienced a dinghy come loose with a normal carabin clip like that. Have now switched to a clip with a locking mechanism.
ptofte, Yup, they banned plain carbines hooks on harnesses too. That's how a couple of guys lost their lived in the '79 Fastnet race disaster
Cheers Warren
I was going to say exactly the same thing
ptofte Your right on that.
I concur, there’s better clips!
Ditto what others said. I think you've chosen the worst fastener and worst rope possible. I never use that type of carabiners on anything I care about. They open up. The poly rope has two issues 1) it is sensitive to UV degradation and will become brittle and weak from the sun and you can't tell. 2) It is slippery and notorious for coming undone because it slips out of knots and cleats.
Cool video. Flexible anti-sway bars for a RIB dingy! Thanks Kika and Dan. Yes to a splicing video. Have a good week.
This is awesome. We have to make a new dinghy tow line soon and we'll definitely be using this for reference!
Looking Great. Can't wait to see video on towing it. Keep up the great work.
Your splicing skills are on point! Cool video.
That's a wicked towline! Nice job Dan. We have a Highfield tender with exactly the same tow points and I've been contemplating the same thing (for far too long). Now I have no excuse. Thanks for sharing!
Thats a great and thorough explanation of how a dinghy bridle should be made. Too often you see people just using old dock lines or old halyards for a dinghy bridle/tow line. It works for a long time but your dinghy will track much straighter, ergo slow the boat less, float, and offer redundancy. Also good splicing!
Excellent Dan.
Spicing like a boss Dan! Great job! Cheers!
Excellent splicing video. Well done!
Dan, you're the MacGyver of the seas - love to see your splicing instructions! Cheers
As a lifelong rock climber and sailor your rope to rope connection and non-locking carabiner concerns me. I DO applaud ur, smarts, hard work ethic, & solve anything attitude 👍
Nice job on the splicing and the whole bridal in general 👍
Love the way you are pushing out more content and segments without compromising quality. Keep it up.
Thanks! Glad you like it!
I would buy one if it came in black. You are the man dan. Awesome work . I did manage to wrap the non floating dingy painter into the prop once.. 2 am draging anchore that was fouled on a satelite tv dish. The damage to the engine was incredible. 2 broken engine mounts a bent mount arm and it ripped out 2 of the engine bracketts. Required a complete engine room rebuild. I have since found the floating rope.
Very nicely done. It's refreshing to see things done "right" now and then. Nice splice and correct materials. BZ
Love your sailing channel 👌
Yes please. That would be amazing.
You can never be to safe, we like the threaded rock climber carabineers. Nice splicing, we loved the video! Safe travels.
your content is off the chains great!!!!!!!!!!!!! love it
Impressive splicing! More please...
Hey guys! I just read some of the Comments and i think the concern about the carbine hooks is clear. I have done quiet a bit of splicing myself (also professionally), your double braided splice looks very good. I do have a tip for your dyneema splice. The way you used, especially for the towing splices where line tension is induced in pulses this splice can work itself loose, even if you use the whipping around the neck of the splice (because the whipping is a weaker material and it gets a pull every time the line tensions) so use a "Lock-splice" that can never ever come loose by it self. It also looks cool when you look at the splice and it is barely any harder to make. Enjoy the Splicing!
I love your vids!
yes I would really like to see a video on splicing those! Great video by the way.
Another great rope vid...thanks!
Nice job, well done.👍👍👍👍👍👍
Nicely done, but maybe a carabiniere that's rated for rock climbing, one that threads closed.
You guys are great. Hope you get back out sailing soon.
You have my vote!
Yes please! Splicing video.
Super Nice job!
Backfill viewing...
Somehow Dan has a baby face!
Aged sailor, now. Just 4 years to 2023-02
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great video, thanks
I do not comment very often dude but you made my day with this Idea thanks
Hey Dan! Very informative! Thanks! As a splicing rookie, I would love to see more how to vids!
I love the rope work videos.
thanks for the content would love to see more
Nice splice 👍🏼
I would absolutely love to see you do some splicing. I’ve never managed to get this done properly!
very cool Vid. Happy People.. excellent to see
Nice, splicing triple braid, reminds me of my younger days 😀
Nice work! That's a yes please on the double braid splicing vid.
Yes I’ve had reinforced patches rip off I put a needle with twine through the end of mine, that strong point is great but you have to keep an eye on it if weather worsens does she self drain. You can get large waves come into the Bahamas from mid Atlantic hurricane activity
We would love to see a video of you guys showing how to splice. Thanks for all the info you always share. :-)
I think its really cool how you braid lines! Id like to see more about it
Glad to see the tow line is Nylon for shock load with poly propylene for flotation. I see a lot of boats with non stretch polyester line , old halyards and the like for mooring lines and towing lines. Your splicing demo skills are great please do a proper video. Maybe even a comparison of Nylon vs polyester...?
Cheers warren
Nothing but the best
Sounds great - I look forward to seeing it in action.
The only change I'd consider is adding a low friction ring to the primary line where the three dinghy lines splice on. It probably would improve performance or longevity, but it'd look cool ;)
Think I would try a double alpine butterfly knot for the central rope tied off with a backhand hitch to the dinghy. Side ropes and alpine loops attached with more backhand hitches then a cool drink and binoculars out to perv at the beauties on the beach
I got a fid kit a while ago and never got around trying them, this would be a great excuse to pull them out!!!!
Good luck keeping her close.
Yes, it would be handy to see a splicing video, thank you
Yes to the splicing video's
I am super fascinated with how to splice. I'd love to see a video on that.
Hey Dan,
Curious why you didn't take two extra steps and do lock splices on the dyneema control lines?
Also, watch out for wear on the towing eye. Steel very quickly eats through aluminum. I switched to a little dyneema strop on my dinghy towing eye.
hey guys those carribeaners can come unclipped if they are pulled the wrong way I've had a dinghy and a kayak get away from me just a little warning. also I am a tree climber and we have carribeaners with a locking screw that makes it not open they hold like 1500 pounds and are stainless there like 15 bucks online for 3 love your channel btw
and defiantly need to do more splicing videos love it
there's a video on my channel
I use that style carribeaner at the end of a leash. My dog has come unclipped while rolling on the ground at least twice a year. Just saying...
I learned the hard way to have 2 painters on my dink, haul it out of the water and lock it with a huge cable lock or solid bike lock as there are to many ways to lose it, most by theft....
splicing is cool, so enjoying that! bit worried about the chafing in the setup. I like the idea of the redundancy dyneemas, but you do have a single point of failure in the splice on the rope coming from the boat. Non-friction ring or something similar on it instead?
Great video. I think a more detailed splicing video where tools and ratios are explained would be more than welcome. Some 3 strand splicing would be welcome too. Splicing to chain etc. I'm getting carried away here but it is what it is. Lifting that 15hp motor on and off has got to be a challange at anchor. Is there a way you could employ a jib halliard to lift the dinghy with motor onto the foredeck? That dinghy is a great choice. It has all the right material for durability. I suggest a short chain or cable attached to the hull to secure the motor from loss in rough water and theft. I think I saw a Suzuki label on the cowl. If so that should be fuel injected and the best thing to happen to 4stroke outboards yet. See you in the next one.
Hmm very beautiful 😍👍🏼
In future society, children should be taught to make practical budgets and then educated in the art of nautical splicing... Yeah, no more problems... Great vid.
Yes please to the splicing video.
Good idea with a floating line. I have suffered the problems of a sinking line. As regards dyneema splicing, I would invite you to check how to make a locked brummel splice.
That’s how we did our lazy jacks in last weeks video. Just showing the other ways to splice too.
Who doesn't want to see a splicing video on a cold Tuesday night in Canada .....
Hi Dan great video quick question if you knew what you knew now would you have use dyneema for your standing rigging ???
Whenever you start performing rope-ception in your videos, my brain explodes. Just discovered y’all a couple weeks ago and I’m basically hooked :)
Dan,
You do awesome work. It would be great if you could show a detailed video on splicing the double braid rope. I look forward to seeing it. My girlfriend and I are in the beginning stages of looking for a boat and planning the sale of “everything” essentially. We went and looked at our first few boats in Kemah, Tx this last weekend. I feel we really want to stay in the 40’-44’ range. The first boat we saw was a 34’ and it seemed way too small. We’re downsizing from a 2216 sq ft house, 2 car garage, all on almost half an acre. Our biggest concern so far is how to make income. I’m a nursing supervisor and she is a bank loan officer. I love the videos you and Kika make, but I’m not quite at you level yet. So, I need to research other avenues until then. Sorry for the long note. I would actually love to talk to you and Kika one day to try and answer some of our questions. I’m hoping to start sailing within a year. We’re a little older than you two. I’m 48 and Ana is 44, but our kids are all out of the house and feel ready to start something new. Cheers, Shane
Cool stuff.. I would still suggest to pull the main tow line thru the eyes of a fender, about the length away of the mounting point to the prop. (wind the line around the fender 3 times this give extra elasticity in the tow line) This way the line will not get sucked in by your prop wash while reversing during a sudden "brake" action..
The Dynema line will likely pull off the rings on the glued on patches. Get another caribiner for hooking to the boat. This is where a bridle is best. Making fast to your boat's cleat will come
loose with the back and forth wave action. I learned the hard way.
yes I would to see splicing videos thank you !
Don't get too reassured by floating rope. We have had floating rope get sucked under the boat and wrapped around the prop. We always pull the dinghy in very close if doing any type of tight maneuvering. Oh and beautiful splice, I've never been able to manage it and certainly have never been able to make them look that good.
I would put covers on the front and sides. Sun and scrapes are caught by covers and save the dingy!
Double vote for splicing, plus would love recommendations of other sheet lines too, i.e. halyard, sheets, tie-down, etc. best sun resistance, is floatations best option for all?
Didn't we see CoCo come out of the car wash with a new keel protector?
ahh...editing prowess.👍
Love the vids...⛵️
I'd love to see a detailed video on the splicing as well.
would be great! ow yes!
Be sure your tow line floats, I hear Polyproplene is good for that. ;) On a serious note, awesome splicing, would love to learn more.
Hey Dan, do you have a go-to resource for splicing how-tos? I'm just starting to learn and it would be helpful if you could point me in the right direction. Also, any recommendations on fid sets?
yes please
hey Dan, two suggestions both having to do with the biner. Either a locking biner like ptofte suggested or use a second biner with the gate facing the opposite direction would be safer
Yes
Let's see splice videos
Video for the double braid plz
Yes please on splicing video
Hey guys love the Content- USE A D SHAKEL INSTEAD OF A CARABENA THEY BEND OPEN WIH A BIG JOLT TOWING DOWNWIND WITH BIG SEAS
Your content is amazing thanks for sharing
We’ll only be towing in calm conditions from one by to another. Never in open ocean.
Yes, Please make a video of detail splicing
Nice splicing tech.......T.Gunz.......
Good job. You are good for 2000 lbs of tagging , wow. Love to meet you one day in Caribbean’s.
Would love to see a video on the double braid splice
+1 for splicing videos
I would love to see the double slice please!!!
More splicing, please!
You sure make splicing look easy, but some thing tells me it isn't!The interior of Uma looks like a new boat and your efforts to make it look so have really worked out!
Mine's all dyneema (which floats also actually) and uses soft shackles so you avoid the risk of opening up stainless clips. The shock loads can be quite high. I have a similar dinghy (aluminum AB) and it tows fine off the single welded bow eye. If you are going to put clips on, brummel splices with hardware luggage tagged on is stronger and less risk of shaking splices out. Also allows you to switch out the clips since the dyneema will likely outlast the clips functional life in the salt.
I, too, would like to see a video on splicing, especially the double braid. Thanks
Yes, show how to do the double braid! TKS
You guys need a bigger boat and please check out palm beach FL I am anchored right there will be more crowded soon, clematis St and Flagler great place to shoot a video