Recently a friend bought a sailboat that all the ends of the lines were tired or missing, he was struggling with a method from a rigging book and I sent him this link and he is much happier with this easier/simpler/quicker way of whipping the ends of his lines (PS: this was so much quicker he finished before the Seattle rains let loose)
Mike’s quick line whipping
This is the quick and secure whipping I use to whip the ends on double braid line. I have not seen this in any book. It has some of the elements of the classic quick temporary whipping but this method is much more secure and almost as quick as the classic quick temporary whipping. Properly whipped line ends in addition to keeping line ends from fraying also helps give your boat more “style points” and adds to your reputation as a knowledgeable sailor.
Whipping the ends of the line with this whipping is much easier for me to do than the classic regular whipping that has two frapping turns at 90 degrees from each other and the tough (for me anyway) ending knot and bury. I use a single set of frapping turns to hold the whipping together with a quick secure bury of the two…
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Hehe you lost me at “whipping”. New boater here. 😀But, I want to thank you for all the time, effort and knowledge you have put into this site as well as for making it available to all. I’m learning so much. I truly appreciate your personality as well. It would be wonderful to meet someone with your level of experience. I am in the Bremerton/Silverdale area with a 27’ Catalina in Port Townsend. I hope to bring it down to Port of Poulsbo or Port of Bremerton in the coming weeks. I’m a bit nervous. I don’t plan on using the sails because I have no idea what to do with them, but I intend on learning once I have it moored closer.
Again, thank you, thank you, thank you for all of the safety, etiquette, boating, chart tips and more!!! Awesome!!