Over/Under cable coiling

Over/Under cables

  Want a strike against you as a member of the crew?
  Make a mess of every cable you try to coil up and stow.
  Like almost all things there is a proper way to wrap a cable after use.
  When coiled correctly the cable will stow in an efficient maner and uncoil smartly and quickly.
  Below is how to coil a cable using the "over/under" method.

  If you're right handed cup your right hand as the hose cradle shown here.
  Basically you are going wrap the cable as you would a hose.

  Start by doing the natural thing, drape the cable through your fingers.











































  For the next coil this is where you must do what isn't natural.
 Twist your wrist

  As a general rule:
  one coil no twist(over)
  next coil twist(under)

  Often based on a cables history:
  Sometimes multiple twists or no-twists are called for.













  With "over" the end of the coil is over the previous coil.
  With "under" the end of the coil comes out under the previous coil.