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Types of Splice
 
Eye splice



EYE SPLICE
A loop in the end of a fender rope.  Feed the tail of the rope through the eye opf the fender, then through the loop to leave your fender securely attached to the rope.

On a fender rope an eye splice is around 10cm in length and on a mooring rope it is around 25cm
 
Back splice
BACK SPLICE
The end of the rope is folded back on itself and spliced to leave a neat finish
 Splice with thimbleEye Splice with metal thimble

Thimbles give a solid, hard surface for ropes when joining to chain with shackles etc.  Our galvanised thimbles are British Standard Hot Dipped Galvanised so have longer lasting corrosion resistance.