Mary Alice’s New Spring Line

7/23/2023 Anne and I are staying at Snug Harbor located in Montauk NY. To kill some time out here, I brought 180 foot of half-inch double braid line with me to spice. My first splice is for the Mary Alice, the 31 ft Eastern that needs a new spring. Initially I went by Samson Splicing Instructions that came with the fid and pusher that I purchased from West Marine. I cross-referenced my initial splice with Andy Wall’s YouTube video. Using both training aids I got confused and made a mistake, so had to start over with a second splice. I used Andy Wall’s method, as he made it look easy. It’s a 12-year-old video with over 750,000 views. I would definitely recommend checking it out. My last double braid eye spice was years ago while stationed at US Coast Guard Station in Fort Totten Queens NY. Small boat Coxswain Jon Adams had to cut the towing hauser of the CG 41412 while towing a boat that sank in Long Island Sound. The two of us respliced her hauser. 1980 or 1981 I attended Class Boatswains Mate School in Yorktown Virginia for three months. It was there that my Uncle Sam taught us 3 strand and double braid splicing. After 43 years I needed a refresher. Thanks Andy Wall of the West Marines Alameda store