Rope Splicing Series: Tapering a Sheet Rope

In this video the team at Sailing Chandlery explain how to taper down a rope from being cover and core to a thinner rope with the cover buried into the core of the rope.

Rope splicing and tapering is an essential skill for any sailor, watch and follow our video to learn how to taper your ropes down.

In this video we show you the rope splicing tools we use, and also talk about how to taper the rope down for this sheet, and other applications you can taper for you on sailing boat.

In this video we are using:
Selma 4mm Fid
D Splicer Tool
D Splicer Scissors
6mm Evolution Dinghy Lite Rope

You can find our dyneema core ropes and rope splicing tools through our website 👉 https://www.sailingchandlery.com/

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