Thanks man for the vid. No matter how many times I splice dyneema, I still come back here to re-watch your tutorial over and over again. You'd think I'd have learned by now, but it never hurts to watch it all over again. L8.
4 years ago I watched this video and made my first soft shackles. Yesterday when putting away my forsail I got a couple of big flaps and it must have been just right to loosen my soft shackle and away it flew from the clue. I made another and checked the existing one which was in excellent shape. It’s the first time I’ve ever had a “failure” of a soft shackle and it wasn’t really a failure, at least not under tension. I did refer back to this video to make sure I was remembering how to do it correctly. Thank you. Your videos have always been a source of information and inspiration. Ian - aboard SV Giiwe’o
Hey guys! Hope you like the new installment of LVB: Living La Vida Broka - a video series of skills required to cruise on a sailboat. Don't forget to LIKE. Much love! -James ps - these soft shackles cost ~$1 to make
This is what sailor's videos should be about. Yes, i love the women who sail. Guys sharing their knowledge in how to do things...it is so valuable and helps newer sailors come up to speed. I believe in the sailing for less money philosophy also. Thanks James for sharing and taking the time.
Fkn A, this is prolly one of the better sailing videos I've watched so far. I learned more in 10 minutes then I have in hours of watching sandy beaches and palm trees like every other channel. Zingaro is one of a very short list of channels I watch. Thanks again for the knowledge.
Meanwhile I converted nearly my entire rig (but the 2 lower shrouds and the forestay in order to lift the mast easier) to Dyneema according your lessons part 1 and part 2. This worked perfectly also when sailing! Being a German native speaker, I have been delighted to see your exact demonstration of howto, and your explanations were very clear and very easy to understand! Thank you once more for your efforts!!! Also the soft shackles are numerous on my 23 ft Friendship now...
That was an excellent tutorial James , you've done that a few times before , obviously . Unrelated to that but also useful is a knot which is very quick and easy to make a mid line loop that can be loaded in any direction , you may know this but some of your readers may knot ( see what I did there ) , it's called the Alpine Butterfly knot , has a multitude of uses and very easy to learn .
I use Dyneema as my Hammock suspension. I also work at a Tent rental company and I made a bunch of soft shackles to replace carabiniers that were damaged or lost for our anchor lines. Best stuff ever!!
Out of curiosity, how do you adjust the length on Dyneema, or do you always cut to length. I get the loop at one end, curious what you would do with the other end? I know I am replying to an old comment, just curious.
That was probably one of the best instructional videos I've ever seen. You have a gift for teaching and if every teacher had that gift, the world would be a smarter place.
Great video. We use those soft shackles to connect our spinnaker and jib sheets to the sail. One other place is on the traveller. Once again a great video. Easily understood for beginners.
Thanks. Didn't know how to make a soft shackle. I need to get to work. I have a few to make. Ive use the line for both standing and running rigging - didn't make them as well as you, but never had a failure. made one for a 5" backstay extension. Not enough room for proper burry so used dynema thread to lock stitch. 5 years, still working perfectly.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. I use it for Camping tarp ridgelines and for hammock suspension. Now I can get nicer looking tapers because you taught me how to do it right. Thanks again for taking the time to share.
I made my first soft shackle !. Even an old slow poke like me, managed to muddle through your great instructions ! I used 4 mm and it worked like a charm. This is amazing material. I got 500 m of 3, 2.5, 1.5, 1 mm on their way. I'll have lots of fun over the winter. Many thanks brother. You and Kimmie are the best
Great video. Never saw it better condensed or even more comprehensible. Thanks a lot. (We usually made a lotta stuff with it, from shackles to backstays, from lemon nets to leesails to quick repairs of broken terminals, but I always loved the lifelines - way easier to lean on for days.)
I just watched this video and was inspired to finally learn how to splice. I bought a set of Selma fids, 20' of double braid, and got the hang of it after many tries. Thanks for the super detailed and informative video; I know this is going to be useful.
We’ve been using Dyneema soft Shackles to attach our jib sheet to the head sail. Makes for changing out a Genoa for a Storm Jib a quicker process. Outstanding knowledge! Thank you kindly!
One of the best sailing videos on the tube, practical, informative, well explained and demonstrated. That`s going to get a whole lot of people out of a whole world of pain! Nice one!
What a helpful easy to follow instructional video. This is so much easier to work with than cored double braid. I am gettin' me some for right now to replace the lines in my traveler on SV Harmony. Thank you so much!
Ohhhhh Master Dyneemason... it has been such a pleasure to have you share your enlightenment, in your students dojo. Lol. I have been waiting for this video ever since you said you were going to make it, VERY informative. AWESOME CLASS, Thanks!
I watched your vid again to learn. I need a soft schadenfreude kle on the lew of my head sail to facilitate tying the sheets and attaching the end of a whisker pole. The pole does not have parrot beaks at the ends. It is home made with welded carriers so I needed a thin dynema shackle to facilitate hook up even in uneasy deck situations. Thanks for the illustration.
A real fuckin sailing channel. Subbed and patreoned. About f’in time somebody got away from these so called sailing channels that are no more than another travel channel. I know how to travel well. Teach me to be a better sailer. Thank you!
One of the best tutorials I have seen on utube. Great job, and thanks for the great information. It is now easy to see how you got Kim to buy into your merry adventure by having a great mind in addition to your fantastic charm and looks. Have fun my friends.
Thanks for this video...Very well done... I do a lot Jeeping off road and have recently converted to soft shackles for recovery, it's just a safer practice. I have an old synthetic winch rope that I'll be using to learn on (with your help) and make my own soft shackles to have a few spares and also to give to fellow Jeeple...
James, I've got to tell you that lately I've been worried about you two. I've come away from a lot of your videos thinking," these two are going to get themselves killed." This video was really good! And, not only was it very well done and informative, it shows me that you're not as clueless as you have seemed over the last couple of months. Please don't take that as an insult, because I've been pulling for you all along. (and envy your lifestyle!) I was just really worried there for a while. Keep up the good work! Hi to Kimmy~!
Yeah I get that a lot. I don't take it personally, it's just how I come across sometimes. I think you'll see a nice transformation in the upcoming videos, I'm not as nonchalant after getting into trouble a few times. Thanks John, glad you liked the vid.
Thankyou, I tried watching a view other videos to get the confidence to buy the fids and some rope, didnt feel confident enough till I watched yours. Went with Sampson fids from candian marine place. With the sampson fids they have no internal hook but came with a pusher stick that worked well, once I figured out what it was for. Made a 3/8 soft shackle in about 20mins. Now I just need some smaller dyneema.
Very well done instructional video! Your videos have drastically improved and Kim....your alright in my book! Soooo handcuff him when and where ever you like! You guys are pretty cool! In the past month I’ve been in SF and LA... should have reached out to ya and bought u guys a serious drink and a good dinner! Keep up with the videos! ✌️🤙
Tieing the jib sheets to the jib. As a loop to hang a coil of rope on a hook. Holding a hatch up or down on a hook. Holding the tiller to the backstay. hang stuff from backpack loops.
nice one. got another use: one continuous sheet for the foresail, dynema loop with prusik knot on the sheet and a soft shackle to attach the sheet. very lightweight, so getting beaten up by a flopping forsail doesn't hurt so much and it doesn't snag on stuff easily. you could probably do it in one piece with a long soft shackle.
As a sheet no, to thin to handle nicely on a small boat imo. As halyards yes, replaced some steel wire and came away without changing all the rollers. Very nice dyneema with mantle and everything, some left-overs from a friends bulk order, otherwise really expensive.
I use it or dux on all my adjustable stays, runners, mast head backstay, all babystays when offshore; all my halyards too. Dyneema is definitely easy and super reliable. I am starting to use it more like you do too, everywhere. I still use large diameter poly for the sheets to fit my winches.Thanks, for the inspiration because I will make some light wind sheet ropes and then fit multiple layers of Dyneema to fit where the winches work ... obviously splice them onto the individual sails clew (or a long eye in the middle to double through the clew - understand?). As a safety item too the sheet rope will have less inertia when flaying around during a tack. Fair winds
Briiliant! - very clear (best I've seen). Very envious of your office environment from my viewpoint - a cold office on the E coast of the UK. Live the dream :)
Damn that’s savage. Seen a lot of cool stuff with rope, but you did such a good job a filtering out the crap, but leaving the important stuff. Thanks for sharing. Going to run and grab some dyneema and practice.
I pay alot of money here in Vic BC to get my splicing done, I have a Whole new Respect for you after watching this video. Well done!, More of the sailors on youtube should have some of your skills. Oh and I bought a shirt off you a few days ago. :)
Great demo of modern "marlinspike seamanship". You must have been a boatswainsmate in the Navy. I did 4 years in the U.S. Coast Guard and did some of what you demonstrated. Very well done.
Greeting from Alberta Canada. Another great vid, like the explanations on the repairs you have done. Working on joining the cruser life in the next 5 - 10 years. Fair winds & following seas.
I have to admit, I was yelling at the TV when I saw the point loading those old toggle shackles were putting on those nice dyneema eyes in your earlier rigging videos. Then you released this third video with those beautiful Kraken shackles and dead eyes and order was restored to the universe! Really enjoying these videos and appreciate your sharing the learning process with us. This dyneema trend is evolving pretty rapidly. I need to re-rig our 42’ cutter and am drooling at the prospects of saving so much weight aloft. Not sure if you stayed with stainless for the forestay - I’m spooked by the idea of burying a dyneema forestay in a furler. Also curious if you are using a dyneema backstay. Colligo has a pretty cool looking 16:1 cascading purchase backstay adjuster for a dyneema backstay that looks impressive.
Great Video!! Liked !! Subbed !! You are so right dyneema is great for so many things! I use it for pulling a large door on my old barn closed. I have a dowel with a locked clove hitch and then the ends are tied to the door. I can grab that dowel and pull really hard on the door and get it closed or open. I used 7/64 to pull 4 strands of 80 amp wire through 120 feet of pvc conduit. Even with lube i had to use a block and tackle to get the wire through a rough spot but the dyneema stood up to the load!! And I was using a brummel splice on the end of the 7/64 hooked to the block and tackle. I use it to make hookups and hangers on my climbing harness to hold tools for trimming trees around my property.
I've been using soft shackles as part of my tarp and hammock set up when camping to save a bit of weight over using metal hardware. For my soft shackles I have been using a diamond/lanyard knot (which looks pretty and isn't going to invert anytime soon) but I shall give your method a go. My wire fid is an old guitar string which is fine for the skinny work. One of the popular spliced dyneema/amsteel uses in the backpacking hammock scene are 'whoopie slings', basically feeding the correct amount of fids worth of line for its diameter through itself so you have an adjustable loop that you can temporary lock to the required length and thus have easily adjustable line lengths. I think they are commonly used by tree surgeons but might have some uses on board.
Super cool James. We have a rope factory down in Cape Town making many ropes and spectra is one of them (dyneema). Following visiting the factory I developed a fetish like you for the rope and soft shackles. I also bought my matching finds the same as yours there. It seems crazy but the satisfaction of making your own shackles and splicing lines is a little mesmerizing 😊
This video is awesome, very informative and you explained it all in a way that makes it easy to follow. Definitely adding this to our "Great videos by others" playlist 👌🏼
Just been to the chandler's and got a set of Selma fids and some dynema to practice with while watching your tutorial and made my first bremal splice 😊 love it
@@thelastpirate Your excellent tutorial made all the difference. But I now have supper strong huge soft shackles lol only have 6mm dynema to play with at the minute. Absolutely loving how easy it is to splice with these fids I'm well chuffed
thank you for this its a similar to making wind on leaders for game fishing they use a set of hollow needles to make loops and feed a heavy fishing line lnside this means they can wind the heavy leader right back onto the reel and no need for heavy joining knots or swivels much safer no lose line on the deck to loop a leg and have a marlin drag someone down deep
Happy New Year Zingaro! Just want to say thanks to James for the vid. It helped me make a few soft shackles and a lanyard for my rigging knife... I'm now considering synthetic rigging for a Cat I'm building. Happy sailing guys, Cheers.
Excellent video , nice voice overs and clear simple instructions. You forgot to mention that the deynma is very UV resistant unlike kevlar or technora. Years ago I was working with spectra cloth( same stuff) in making cases for an early tablet that had a laptop size computer in it! Crazy strong and light wt and almost bulletproof ( they fired a shot gun at it!!!) Cheers Warren.
Dyneema is different from braided nylon ? no core is one difference hmmm I like this the splicing must be awesome super fast and strong, oh you're doing it now wow rope porn....Probably great on the spreader bar and ball gag soft on the .... oops wrong forum ... Great rigging lesson !
So when you taper you don't have to dress the snipped ends you just cut and bury in the line they don't open ? damn .... You must still whip the ends though yes ? the fib is fucking genius
Whoopie Slings for hammocks and there is a slick dyneema sold by ZPacks they call Slick Line. Use it for bear baggs and other times I have to run cord that will not snag on stuff. Thanks for the vid!
I use 7/64 Dyneema to create daisy chains to hang climbing sticks for tree stands. I'm sure you could find a use for a dyneema daisy chain on the boat too.
Thanks fir the instruction. Just tried doing the soft shackle with 1/4” amsteel blue dyneema and I came out with about a 2” shackle. Will it stretch out to 4” under heavy load or should I have used different measurements for this. From what I’m thinking is I maybe should have used maybe 50”length to start with. What’s your opinion
Have you ever thought of doubling up the winds when using the soft shackle thereby doubling the strength and shortening the length nearer to the length of a steel shackle. You can therefore use longer and thinner Dyneema therefore potential cost savings. Regards
That was an excellent video on splicing Dyneema! Thank you for posting it for the rest of us to use...great that you share your knowledge...just subscribed!!
Thank you for this very nice introduction to work with dyneema! I have never worked with dyneema before, and what I plan is to convert my Friendship 23 from stainless steel to dyneema standing rigging. Will you continue with more of these very helpful and easy-to-understand videos? That would be great, even if the language is not German...
You have not been a teacher ib your previous life, have you? Your video is a perfect means to learn operating dyneema splicing. Thank you so much again!
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This is the best way of making a soft shackle that I’ve seen! No complicated button knot tying! Thank you😊
Congratulation! Best tutorials for splicing Dyneema I had encountered. Steep learning curve. And ... zero blah-blah and showing off.
Dude, you frickin' NAILED this instructional video.
Nicely done, bud!
I learned a ton. Thanks for that.
Just trading you for that chameleon dingy vid bro. Much love.
Thanks man for the vid. No matter how many times I splice dyneema, I still come back here to re-watch your tutorial over and over again. You'd think I'd have learned by now, but it never hurts to watch it all over again. L8.
4 years ago I watched this video and made my first soft shackles. Yesterday when putting away my forsail I got a couple of big flaps and it must have been just right to loosen my soft shackle and away it flew from the clue. I made another and checked the existing one which was in excellent shape. It’s the first time I’ve ever had a “failure” of a soft shackle and it wasn’t really a failure, at least not under tension.
I did refer back to this video to make sure I was remembering how to do it correctly.
Thank you. Your videos have always been a source of information and inspiration.
Ian - aboard SV Giiwe’o
Ah thanks Ian :) That means a lot to me.
Hey guys! Hope you like the new installment of LVB: Living La Vida Broka - a video series of skills required to cruise on a sailboat. Don't forget to LIKE. Much love! -James
ps - these soft shackles cost ~$1 to make
Great vid bud
Sure thing. I'll make a part 2 of this video
Thanks Cleve! Thanks for the help man.
As a mostly broke mofo myself I definitely want all the LVB that you feel like putting out 👍
This is what sailor's videos should be about. Yes, i love the women who sail. Guys sharing their knowledge in how to do things...it is so valuable and helps newer sailors come up to speed. I believe in the sailing for less money philosophy also. Thanks James for sharing and taking the time.
Fkn A, this is prolly one of the better sailing videos I've watched so far. I learned more in 10 minutes then I have in hours of watching sandy beaches and palm trees like every other channel.
Zingaro is one of a very short list of channels I watch. Thanks again for the knowledge.
Meanwhile I converted nearly my entire rig (but the 2 lower shrouds and the forestay in order to lift the mast easier) to Dyneema according your lessons part 1 and part 2. This worked perfectly also when sailing! Being a German native speaker, I have been delighted to see your exact demonstration of howto, and your explanations were very clear and very easy to understand! Thank you once more for your efforts!!! Also the soft shackles are numerous on my 23 ft Friendship now...
Wow! That makes me feel very good :) Appreciate that one. Glad this is still helpful.
That was an excellent tutorial James , you've done that a few times before , obviously . Unrelated to that but also useful is a knot which is very quick and easy to make a mid line loop that can be loaded in any direction , you may know this but some of your readers may knot ( see what I did there ) , it's called the Alpine Butterfly knot , has a multitude of uses and very easy to learn .
I use Dyneema as my Hammock suspension. I also work at a Tent rental company and I made a bunch of soft shackles to replace carabiniers that were damaged or lost for our anchor lines. Best stuff ever!!
Out of curiosity, how do you adjust the length on Dyneema, or do you always cut to length. I get the loop at one end, curious what you would do with the other end? I know I am replying to an old comment, just curious.
Not only can you do it anywhere and it's less expensive, it looks f#*kn awesome! Best sailing video yet!
That was probably one of the best instructional videos I've ever seen. You have a gift for teaching and if every teacher had that gift, the world would be a smarter place.
Even as a non-sailor, I can appeciate a masterclass on rope, splices and just general DIY badassery! Good job!!! 👍
Great video. We use those soft shackles to connect our spinnaker and jib sheets to the sail. One other place is on the traveller. Once again a great video. Easily understood for beginners.
Thanks. Didn't know how to make a soft shackle. I need to get to work. I have a few to make. Ive use the line for both standing and running rigging - didn't make them as well as you, but never had a failure. made one for a 5" backstay extension. Not enough room for proper burry so used dynema thread to lock stitch. 5 years, still working perfectly.
You're the first guy I have come across who is in love with dyneema as much as I am.
A little something for the brain, Bravo! Proving once again Zingaro deserves her top three sailing channel rankings!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. I use it for Camping tarp ridgelines and for hammock suspension. Now I can get nicer looking tapers because you taught me how to do it right. Thanks again for taking the time to share.
Sweet! That’s why I did it. Cool to know you can use the info. :)
wow James you da man, watched tons of splicing vids and did my first soft shackle today by watching your expert step by step guide
I made my first soft shackle !. Even an old slow poke like me, managed to muddle through your great instructions ! I used 4 mm and it worked like a charm. This is amazing material. I got 500 m of 3, 2.5, 1.5, 1 mm on their way. I'll have lots of fun over the winter. Many thanks brother. You and Kimmie are the best
Sweet man! It's an art, keep at it. Those shackles make great presents.
Great video. Never saw it better condensed or even more comprehensible. Thanks a lot.
(We usually made a lotta stuff with it, from shackles to backstays, from lemon nets to leesails to quick repairs of broken terminals, but I always loved the lifelines - way easier to lean on for days.)
Dude I love the way you do the knot!! So much better than the aggravating button knot
Wow! Awesome explanation of something very useful. And now I understand why his boat is still floating, clearly this guy has some serious skills!
I just watched this video and was inspired to finally learn how to splice. I bought a set of Selma fids, 20' of double braid, and got the hang of it after many tries. Thanks for the super detailed and informative video; I know this is going to be useful.
We’ve been using Dyneema soft Shackles to attach our jib sheet to the head sail. Makes for changing out a Genoa for a Storm Jib a quicker process. Outstanding knowledge! Thank you kindly!
Amazing! If I ever get my butt on a sailboat for any length of time, I'll be sure to come back to this with dyneema in hand to really learn it.
One of the best sailing videos on the tube, practical, informative, well explained and demonstrated. That`s going to get a whole lot of people out of a whole world of pain! Nice one!
Nice of you to say. Thanks bro
What a helpful easy to follow instructional video. This is so much easier to work with than cored double braid. I am gettin' me some for right now to replace the lines in my traveler on SV Harmony. Thank you so much!
James, most excellent how to on dyneema rigging methods, and for Kim, nice idea to add some humor at the end. You both rock!
Been watching many splicing videos. This is the BEST one.
Ohhhhh Master Dyneemason... it has been such a pleasure to have you share your enlightenment, in your students dojo. Lol. I have been waiting for this video ever since you said you were going to make it, VERY informative. AWESOME CLASS, Thanks!
Nice work, brother. Appreciated that you started with use cases and worked back with dyneema applications. Fair winds.
This was great! We will definitely be using Dyneema aboard Adrenaline!
You'll fall in love with soft shackles once you start using them Billy.
Of Kim was going this lesson, we would be too distracted to learn anything. You guys are great. Thanks for the vid.
Hey James. Met you in Annapolis at the Jabins Cafe when my boat was being launched after the boa t show. Excellent soft shackle tutorial.
That was a good time. Glad you liked the tutorial, amigo!
I watched your vid again to learn. I need a soft schadenfreude kle on the lew of my head sail to facilitate tying the sheets and attaching the end of a whisker pole. The pole does not have parrot beaks at the ends. It is home made with welded carriers so I needed a thin dynema shackle to facilitate hook up even in uneasy deck situations. Thanks for the illustration.
super easy way to create a loop...best I've seen
Your knowledge is pleasurable at the least.
Thanks for that, made my first 4” soft shackle tonight to secure our 505 dinghy jib tack - you make it look easy 😎 Have fun out there
WOW. You answered so many questions about lines and Dyneema in one bad ass highly informative video-THANK YOU!
A real fuckin sailing channel. Subbed and patreoned. About f’in time somebody got away from these so called sailing channels that are no more than another travel channel. I know how to travel well. Teach me to be a better sailer. Thank you!
Hey thanks Troy. Kimmi and I appreciate the support!
One of the best tutorials I have seen on utube. Great job, and thanks for the great information.
It is now easy to see how you got Kim to buy into your merry adventure by having a great mind in addition to your fantastic charm and looks. Have fun my friends.
Thanks for this video...Very well done... I do a lot Jeeping off road and have recently converted to soft shackles for recovery, it's just a safer practice. I have an old synthetic winch rope that I'll be using to learn on (with your help) and make my own soft shackles to have a few spares and also to give to fellow Jeeple...
Thank you! Awesome tutorial as this just made my life easier working on my Star
James, I've got to tell you that lately I've been worried about you two. I've come away from a lot of your videos thinking," these two are going to get themselves killed." This video was really good! And, not only was it very well done and informative, it shows me that you're not as clueless as you have seemed over the last couple of months. Please don't take that as an insult, because I've been pulling for you all along. (and envy your lifestyle!) I was just really worried there for a while. Keep up the good work! Hi to Kimmy~!
Yeah I get that a lot. I don't take it personally, it's just how I come across sometimes. I think you'll see a nice transformation in the upcoming videos, I'm not as nonchalant after getting into trouble a few times. Thanks John, glad you liked the vid.
Thankyou, I tried watching a view other videos to get the confidence to buy the fids and some rope, didnt feel confident enough till I watched yours. Went with Sampson fids from candian marine place. With the sampson fids they have no internal hook but came with a pusher stick that worked well, once I figured out what it was for. Made a 3/8 soft shackle in about 20mins. Now I just need some smaller dyneema.
These are the best dyneema splicing videos out there! Well done.
Much appreciated. :) I'll be putting out more of these in the next month. Installed some cool stuff on the boat.
Great video. Very informative and explained in a way that even a dumb a** like myself can follow along. Thanks man! 😎
Very well done instructional video! Your videos have drastically improved and Kim....your alright in my book! Soooo handcuff him when and where ever you like! You guys are pretty cool! In the past month I’ve been in SF and LA... should have reached out to ya and bought u guys a serious drink and a good dinner! Keep up with the videos! ✌️🤙
Tieing the jib sheets to the jib. As a loop to hang a coil of rope on a hook. Holding a hatch up or down on a hook. Holding the tiller to the backstay. hang stuff from backpack loops.
Awesome video thank you. I’ve now realised how essential a good set of fids is and they’re on their way.
Dude, Your next boat has to be named "DYNEEMA"!!!!!!!! You deserve royalties for your promotional speaking!!!!
nice one. got another use: one continuous sheet for the foresail, dynema loop with prusik knot on the sheet and a soft shackle to attach the sheet. very lightweight, so getting beaten up by a flopping forsail doesn't hurt so much and it doesn't snag on stuff easily. you could probably do it in one piece with a long soft shackle.
Have you used dyneema for your running rigging? I've hear of people using it, but with a cover... That's expensive as shit, but a damn good sheet...
As a sheet no, to thin to handle nicely on a small boat imo. As halyards yes, replaced some steel wire and came away without changing all the rollers. Very nice dyneema with mantle and everything, some left-overs from a friends bulk order, otherwise really expensive.
Always wondered how to make one of those soft shackles. Thanks for sharing. Love your videos
I use it or dux on all my adjustable stays, runners, mast head backstay, all babystays when offshore; all my halyards too. Dyneema is definitely easy and super reliable. I am starting to use it more like you do too, everywhere. I still use large diameter poly for the sheets to fit my winches.Thanks, for the inspiration because I will make some light wind sheet ropes and then fit multiple layers of Dyneema to fit where the winches work ... obviously splice them onto the individual sails clew (or a long eye in the middle to double through the clew - understand?). As a safety item too the sheet rope will have less inertia when flaying around during a tack. Fair winds
Briiliant! - very clear (best I've seen). Very envious of your office environment from my viewpoint - a cold office on the E coast of the UK. Live the dream :)
Damn that’s savage. Seen a lot of cool stuff with rope, but you did such a good job a filtering out the crap, but leaving the important stuff. Thanks for sharing. Going to run and grab some dyneema and practice.
I pay alot of money here in Vic BC to get my splicing done, I have a Whole new Respect for you after watching this video. Well done!, More of the sailors on youtube should have some of your skills. Oh and I bought a shirt off you a few days ago. :)
Very cool if ya man. Thanks for the support and kind words.
Just used this tutorial to fix a damaged winch rope. Thanks! You made it easy.
Great demo of modern "marlinspike seamanship". You must have been a boatswainsmate in the Navy. I did 4 years in the U.S. Coast Guard and did some of what you demonstrated. Very well done.
Not a Boatswain. Quartermaster on a submarine.
Greeting from Alberta Canada. Another great vid, like the explanations on the repairs you have done. Working on joining the cruser life in the next 5 - 10 years. Fair winds & following seas.
Don't wait. That is a big mistake. Get a small boat now. My Catalac 8M is for sale.
www.sailboatlistings.com/view/71292
James, very nicely done. You have great teaching skills. Really enjoyed the video. Learned a lot too. Thanks for sharing.
I have to admit, I was yelling at the TV when I saw the point loading those old toggle shackles were putting on those nice dyneema eyes in your earlier rigging videos. Then you released this third video with those beautiful Kraken shackles and dead eyes and order was restored to the universe! Really enjoying these videos and appreciate your sharing the learning process with us. This dyneema trend is evolving pretty rapidly. I need to re-rig our 42’ cutter and am drooling at the prospects of saving so much weight aloft. Not sure if you stayed with stainless for the forestay - I’m spooked by the idea of burying a dyneema forestay in a furler. Also curious if you are using a dyneema backstay. Colligo has a pretty cool looking 16:1 cascading purchase backstay adjuster for a dyneema backstay that looks impressive.
I think you’re probably nuts but this is the best made video of splicing think I have ever seen. Must look to see what else you’ve covered.
Man keep those videos coming. learning new stuff every day. I’ll be changing everything on my boat to Dyneema
Great Video!! Liked !! Subbed !! You are so right dyneema is great for so many things! I use it for pulling a large door on my old barn closed. I have a dowel with a locked clove hitch and then the ends are tied to the door. I can grab that dowel and pull really hard on the door and get it closed or open. I used 7/64 to pull 4 strands of 80 amp wire through 120 feet of pvc conduit. Even with lube i had to use a block and tackle to get the wire through a rough spot but the dyneema stood up to the load!! And I was using a brummel splice on the end of the 7/64 hooked to the block and tackle. I use it to make hookups and hangers on my climbing harness to hold tools for trimming trees around my property.
Excellent. I have never seen that soft shackle before. I love dyneema. Amazing stuff! Thanks for the demo.
I've been using soft shackles as part of my tarp and hammock set up when camping to save a bit of weight over using metal hardware. For my soft shackles I have been using a diamond/lanyard knot (which looks pretty and isn't going to invert anytime soon) but I shall give your method a go. My wire fid is an old guitar string which is fine for the skinny work.
One of the popular spliced dyneema/amsteel uses in the backpacking hammock scene are 'whoopie slings', basically feeding the correct amount of fids worth of line for its diameter through itself so you have an adjustable loop that you can temporary lock to the required length and thus have easily adjustable line lengths. I think they are commonly used by tree surgeons but might have some uses on board.
Ive watched quite a few and my compliments, you do clear concise demo vids veddy Nize.....
This video was so good, I didn't even miss Kimmi not being in it! And that is saying something!
Super cool James. We have a rope factory down in Cape Town making many ropes and spectra is one of them (dyneema). Following visiting the factory I developed a fetish like you for the rope and soft shackles. I also bought my matching finds the same as yours there. It seems crazy but the satisfaction of making your own shackles and splicing lines is a little mesmerizing 😊
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Best instructional vid I’ve seen on splicing.
Thanks for the added info on the fid set, will be ordering a set this week.
Awesome
The best instruction vid I have seen so far.
Hey thanks for this video! Super good tutorial, and very informative.
:) Sure thing guys! Hope it comes in handy.
This video is awesome, very informative and you explained it all in a way that makes it easy to follow.
Definitely adding this to our "Great videos by others" playlist 👌🏼
Thanks, I am a big three strand guy and also make my own lines with back and eye splicing. I am doing to try this.
Cool man. There's a place for 3, and for 12 strand. Good luck, lmk if you have questions. :)
excellent explanation on all of this thank you. and as for myself it will be for camping and wenching as i am a Overlander and a Miner.
Great vid. I definitely have to pick some up. You brought the boating geek out in me 100%.
Thats a bad ass video! You are really good at making a hell of a splice! I always enjoy your videos!
yep agree with rick best explanation ever. Super helpful cheers.
Just been to the chandler's and got a set of Selma fids and some dynema to practice with while watching your tutorial and made my first bremal splice 😊 love it
Super cool. Congrats. Awesome fids, right? Time to tackle the soft shackles.
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Your excellent tutorial made all the difference. But I now have supper strong huge soft shackles lol only have 6mm dynema to play with at the minute. Absolutely loving how easy it is to splice with these fids I'm well chuffed
James this is the best! video on Dyneema splicing..
thank you for this its a similar to making wind on leaders for game fishing they use a set of hollow needles to make loops and feed a heavy fishing line lnside this means they can wind the heavy leader right back onto the reel and no need for heavy joining knots or swivels much safer no lose line on the deck to loop a leg and have a marlin drag someone down deep
Happy New Year Zingaro! Just want to say thanks to James for the vid. It helped me make a few soft shackles and a lanyard for my rigging knife... I'm now considering synthetic rigging for a Cat I'm building. Happy sailing guys, Cheers.
Excellent video , nice voice overs and clear simple instructions. You forgot to mention that the deynma is very UV resistant unlike kevlar or technora. Years ago I was working with spectra cloth( same stuff) in making cases for an early tablet that had a laptop size computer in it! Crazy strong and light wt and almost bulletproof ( they fired a shot gun at it!!!)
Cheers Warren.
I have been sailing and around boats since conception and I never heard of dyneema but suffice to say you had me at hello ...
Dyneema is different from braided nylon ? no core is one difference hmmm I like this the splicing must be awesome super fast and strong, oh you're doing it now wow rope porn....Probably great on the spreader bar and ball gag soft on the .... oops wrong forum ... Great rigging lesson !
So when you taper you don't have to dress the snipped ends you just cut and bury in the line they don't open ? damn .... You must still whip the ends though yes ? the fib is fucking genius
No need to whip with that splice, but some people do. It’s a matter of preference.
Excellent explanation. You simply nail your figures. Congrats!!
Great video! We use shackles for winching our Jeeps. Going to make soft shackles for everyone!
Great video James. You're a good teacher.
Whoopie Slings for hammocks and there is a slick dyneema sold by ZPacks they call Slick Line. Use it for bear baggs and other times I have to run cord that will not snag on stuff.
Thanks for the vid!
Veeery good !
Veeery good !
I use 7/64 Dyneema to create daisy chains to hang climbing sticks for tree stands. I'm sure you could find a use for a dyneema daisy chain on the boat too.
Nice. Ill show that to my scouts. It would make cool bracelet.
Thanks for the video! We will be trying some dyneema shackes aboard Nauti Leana when we return to her in November.
Thanks fir the instruction. Just tried doing the soft shackle with 1/4” amsteel blue dyneema and I came out with about a 2” shackle. Will it stretch out to 4” under heavy load or should I have used different measurements for this. From what I’m thinking is I maybe should have used maybe 50”length to start with. What’s your opinion
Have you ever thought of doubling up the winds when using the soft shackle thereby doubling the strength and shortening the length nearer to the length of a steel shackle. You can therefore use longer and thinner Dyneema therefore potential cost savings. Regards
That was an excellent video on splicing Dyneema! Thank you for posting it for the rest of us to use...great that you share your knowledge...just subscribed!!
Thank you for this very nice introduction to work with dyneema! I have never worked with dyneema before, and what I plan is to convert my Friendship 23 from stainless steel to dyneema standing rigging. Will you continue with more of these very helpful and easy-to-understand videos? That would be great, even if the language is not German...
I've got a whole series from when I changed out my rig for dyneema. I'll see if I can find the first one for you...
th-cam.com/video/tRe6q7jjbsY/w-d-xo.html this is part two
You have not been a teacher ib your previous life, have you? Your video is a perfect means to learn operating dyneema splicing. Thank you so much again!
Great job showing how to. I use it on my winch(s) 2 so far.
Darrell Bullock if your using it for job sheets you usually want a more stretchy line to decrease point loads with gusts.
Love it. I'm gonna work on my Marlinspikesmanship due to you informative video.