How to Splice Modern Ropes

With the introduction of expensive ball bearing blocks on our boats we should be thinking of insuring their safety and improving performance. Using a fid to splice a block to the line is really much easier than you might think.

You will need

Rope to splice – We recommend Spec12 or any other 8–12 strand rope without the protective outer layer. Here we use 3mm Spec12
A Fid – suitably sized for the rope being used. Here we use 4mm Push Fid
Block, eyelet or whatever else you need to attach to the line. In this example a Ronstan 20mm Block with Becket