[Rhodes22-list] Marlinspike seamanship - in a pinch

[Robert Skinner]

Bob Weber wrote:
> Russ, I never could find them and gave up thinking that the latest fids must
> be an improvement, but in hindsight the hollow ones were much easier...

For small strands or braided poly line, I have used the 
plastic lower end of a screw-together ball point pen.

Also works for back-splices on the end of a line with 
tapered strands that otherwise like to go in all 
directions.

/Bob Skinner