Attaching a hook to the end of a large rope?

identify "hooks". . I take it you don't understand "splicing", "knots bends nd hitches"? ? suggest you take all the said items to a ship chandelier and ask if they will teach you how to "splice" rope/cordage. Every finger a spike, each thumb a fid. . The ship chandelier will understand, In house saying, also ast them how to "whip your ends, and I don't mean burn/scorch them. Welcome to the land of rope work, p.s get a real sharp knife that will keep a very keen edge, and I'm not talking some rambo **** thing.

Flexible plasticy describes most rope and cordage available today - several hundred distinct types and blends. Nylon and Nylon blend ropes are the most common group. Nylon can lose about a third of it's strength when wet but is cheap. Stretchy - good for towing as it absorbs shock loads well. For towing purposes you would use an eye splice about a thimble to eliminate hard curves - a sharp loop is much less strong than a wider gentle curve that spreads any load. Any hook can be shackled through the thimble, or the eye can be shackled directly to the load. Use rated shackles for any towing or lifting job. If you do not know the rating of your rope or connections you have no business using it for any high load work - in any case be sure no-one can be struck by any potential breakage as things tend to move very fast on failure, and a flick from a fast moving rope or fitting can really stuff your weekend up. Edit - If it is braid is it simple braid or cored braid, is it a dyneema type core with a soft poly braid sheath? Is it the sort used on yachts (although at 50mm I doubt it as that would be way overkill) or the sort used for commercial net making? If it is twist rope is it three strand or more? At two inch I would expect 8 strand tape material is possible too - that is still best spliced but needs a bit of time to show how to. All braids are spliced by passing the rope around the thimble and then back through itself - there are several ways of doing this though, as some braids share the load equally with the core, some only hold load on the core and none on the sheath, and some are basically a hollow tube. Spliced braid is incredibly strong if done right. The eight strand braid can be spliced similar to three strand twist, but takes some thinking!! The issue is not you wanting to fit a 'J' hook to a two inch rope - it is the spreading of the load over enough of the rope at the point of connection, and if you tighten the rope over a curve less than it's diameter you will drastically reduce the capacity of the rope under load. In other words the rope will be quickly cut by the very small load area presented by a loop of 15mm steel or similar on the eye of your hook. You are better using rated equipment, like lifting hooks and snap hooks made for vertical hauling and winching operations. Congratulations on your scouting achievements.

Do not waste the 2" diameter line. It sounds like it may be polypropylene, PP If it is PP, it is not questionable whether it would be a good tow rope. That diameter the stretch would be very limited, you want stretch in a tow rope. You did not furnish enough data for anyone to supply you with a definitive answer. I have used 3 strand nylon for bridles for towing boats and rigging storm anchors and drogues. I spliced galvanized thimbles into the ends with back splices. An easy strong termination, the thimble distributes the load to the line and takes the wear of shackle that attaches it to the load/boat in question. Check out a local marine store like West Marine for some good guidelines on sizing and proper types of line/rope for different purposes. Chapman's or a number of other books have the instructions on splicing line.

go to the ardware store and ask the clerk for the u-bolts that they use to connect cables to each other. you can get them in all sizes this is the best and most sure fire way for a novice to make a dependable roap. if you get galvanized then they should not rust on you for a very long time.

Pass the rope end through the eye of the hook and lay it back on itself and splice the end into the standing part.

use a bolen knot ......they can always be losened not matter how much pull you put on them ..just be sure your rope doesn't have any frays and you should be fine

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