Bloody Marlow D2 splice

[NickfromWI]

I've never heard of a rope being given an adhesive coating on the inside, so I had to go check it out. Sure enough, straight from marlow's website: "The inner core is coated with polyurethane to improve adhesion between core and cover giving outstanding performance in clutches and jammers and improving abrasion resistance when uncovered."

Crazy. Makes sense, but still crazy! I'm sure that makes the splicing process a breeze I've heard of lubricating the fibers, or coating for uv protection...but adhesion? Sorta goes against what I thought gives best strength...but for this application, it makes sense...

or is this why marlow is being bought out by another company?

Let us know how it goes!

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nick