Climbers and Sailors - anybody do both?

[Evilchap]

I have a random rope question...

Can you splice braid on braid climbing ropes which stretch the same way as you splice yachting rope that doesn't stretch?

I want to practice putting eye splices in, and doing so in rope with some stretch will make for a more comfortable dog lead than a non-stretchy yacht rope... but I only need the splices in yacht rope once I have the knack, so dont want to learn wrong, or indeed fail to get practice if climbing rope is some way different so cannot be spliced.

Thanks!

[jonnypolish]

I climb, Since you're not using the rope again for climbing and just a dog lead it would be fine.

But it will weaken the rope a hell of lot with any splice so I wouldn't use it again for climbing!

[Jonny Wilkinson]

A rope for taking a dog for walkies is not quite as mission critical as the ropes used for sailing and climbing. lol.

I think that you will find that it is possible to splice a halyard safely simply because it doesn't flex.

I have no idea if climbing rope is designed to stretch but I'd have thought that was more appropriate for bungee jumping.

[Johnny]

dynamic climbing rope definitely does stretch as its designed to act like a spring when you fall ... not sure you can splice i to be honest .. when I cut my old climbing ropes up to make a "hammock" for my ladders in the garage, the rope isn't like regular rope .. its got some weird twin/parallel core thing going on that allows it to stretch ...... I don't see how you could do it .. or at least not with the stuff I had

edit: ... ah googling parallel core splicing the webs says this :- "Ropes with parallel strand cores are not generally spliced."

so .. I guess that means, yes you can splice it, but no one advises it ...... but as its a dog lead I don't think its going to matter, I dunno how you would do it though, splice one core the oping once I guess, just with fewer strands, then do the next core ?

[Evilchap]

I think maybe I haven't made the most sense.

I figure I can get climbing rope cheap that is no longer going to be used, but want to know if it'll splice in the same way as yachting rope - my concern was the fact that it stretches may make it harder to do, or impossible.

I have no plans to climb on this rope - although I would think a spliced eye in a rope would be pretty strong?

[Johnny]

I just edited my post as you posted ...

edit: ... ah googling parallel core splicing the webs says this :- "Ropes with parallel strand cores are not generally spliced."

so .. I guess that means, yes you can splice it, but no one advises it ...... but as its a dog lead I don't think its going to matter, I dunno how you would do it though, splice one core the oping once I guess, just with fewer strands, then do the next core ?

[Evilchap]

Ahhh, youtube search double braid or braid on braid splicing It's not the same as 3-strand twisted splicing, and it's also not the same as D12 type single braid splicing...