Whipping the End of your Rope
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- čas přidán 5. 11. 2021
- Rope ends will eventually fray even if they were cut with a hot knife or if you burnt the end of the rope. The best way to ensure the tails of your rope stay neat and tidy is to whip the ends.
The simple technique only takes a couple of minutes ensure that your rope will not fray even when your rope is used often. Like Splicing whipping rope is a core sailing skill which is easy to learn and great to know to help you maintain your boat.
The team at bottom up boat hope you liked this whipping demonstration if you want to give it a go yourself pick up the tools of the trade from the links below.
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Whipping Twine
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Exactly what I was looking for ! Thank you.
Glad we could help!
For decades now, I’ve used a simple 4 coil ‘strangle’ or ‘Nail’ knot (same thing) tied in garden variety nylon masons twine… pulled too near breaking tension with a couple of opposing Marlinspikes. Four coils seems to be the magic number, as more starts bulging in the middle.
When doing so, I like to leave about 1 to 1.5 line diameters out beyond the whipping, and afterwards ‘flare’ the end out to help keep the whipping up off flat surfaces. Also, when first drawing up, keep the coils together as much as possible as they sometimes try to separate.
I have some of these that have been around 25 plus years… a couple are on my practice line thats probably been through the washing machine over 10 times; all are still in great shape!
They’re a bit unconventional, but I’ve had stellar success!
Give it a whirl & see what you think!
Great videos, Thumbs Up, Thanks!
I will need to give that method ago, 25 years is longer than the life of any of my sheets or halyards.
I may even make a video depending on how it goes :)
@@BottomUPBoats Yes, I don't think any line would last that long in the sun... all mine are various Nylon & Polyester tie down lines that only see intermittent exposure.
Thank you. Great vid
Glad you enjoyed it, a few minutes work on your new sheets and halyards will keep them in tip top shape for years to come.
Cheers Mate.
Anytime, thanks for stopping by 👍
Common whipping is a lot simpler and may do the job. It does not require a needle. It is, though, likely to wear out much more quickly.
True you can pull it off without the needle, however, using one for this use case helps to prevent the inner and outer cores from normalising to different lengths this this this is the number one reason the the tail of you rope starts to fray. The criss crossed help lock things in.
Finally finishing like this will ensure the it end of the wiping rarely come loose which can happen with a knot. Integrating the tail into the core of the rope creates a locking effect that will keep in it place with less chance of wear and tear impacting the knot or other method of finishing the line.
In summary, yes there are lots of ways to whip, we feel the extra effort of this method with pay dividend in the long run.
Whip it Whip it good 🚨 as DEVO sang it.
Not sure of DEVO’s sailing credentials, either way the song had a point 👌👍👌
The Cars sang it first!
Thanks I’m off to buy some twine
Glad you like it, have fun with your creations !
DO THIS: Fast forwards so you cant see.....
Now we’re is the fun in that, all you will end up seeing is the frayed ends in your sheets and halyards.