[oddjobbob]

On my Samson C-Breeze I have all control lines (down-hauls, out-hauls, car controls, roller controls) running through rope clutches. Some of them only just pass through the clutch. When I rigged the boat in 2006-2007 I put eyes in the end of each line so I could tie it to a small leader and using the leader get the lines through the clutches. I used an eye without any core in the eye. The reason for making the eye "core-less" was because the clutch just didn't have enough allowance for the line with a standard splice. I am replacing a few of the lines. I can't remember how I made the "core-less" eyes. It is hard for me to believe I came up with the technique by myself as apart from a local rigger who was very helpful, Mr. Toss's book The Rigger's Apprentice (a signed copy, by the way), and a few other general rigging books I didn't really know what I was doing. Does anyone know if there is a tried and true technique for what I am trying to do? When I look at the splice now I see the sheath buried into itself (forming the eye) and just below that point (towards the standing part) I sewed an inch or so of whipping (presumably to anchor the eye).