Splicing 24 Braid Anchor Rope to Chain

[Petronella]

Hi

I hope you can help me. I've been told this is THE place to come for splicing help.

I have seen instructions for splicing 8 and even 12 braid anchor line to chain but I have 24 braid that I want to re-splice to chain. Is it simply a matter of collecting braids together to form 8 or 12 braids or is it more complex than that? If collecting braids together is the answer do I need to make sure the collected strands are all Z or S strands?

I'm afraid I don't know the manufacturer and as the rope is on the boat in Portugal and I am now back in the UK I can't even post a picture. Suffice to say it is made up of 12 pairs of braids and is about 1.25 inches in diameter. It is definitely a proper loose multi braid marine job not a climbing rope. At present one end of it is sliced rather messily to the first 5 or 6 links of the 5/8" chain which doesn't look enough to me? I want to reverse it so the 'good end' is used rather than the end that has already seen some use.

I'm keen to do this right as it will have Petronella attached to it and is most likely to be used in bad conditions when maximum scope is required. I don't want to find out then that the splice is the weak link!

Thanks for any help you can give.

John