whipping...I hate it!

[mrgnstrn]

I recently spliced up a halyard for my 35' masthead boat. Complete with stripped cover. It's made from Endura braid, so it has a wicked strong amsteel core.

but the crossover, I need to whip. and I hate whipping. cuts into my fingers, it's always uneven and ends up with the line sorta bent up like a banana.

so...what tips do people have to make it not so frustrating?

I have #4 twine. is that the right stuff? the halyard is 3/8" diameter.

-m

[Robbie.g]

i wouldn't bother. better to just 'secret sew' the cover and core at the crossover. nothing to catch/come unraveled....

[Brion Toss]

Whipping has its place, but it is not at the crossover of a stripped halyard. All you're trying to do is to keep the buried cover tail from falling out, so why put a bulky, rope-bending assembly there?
On the other hand, a whipping should not be a painful experience; perhaps you might practice it a bit, so you'll be ready for a painless experience, the next time you need to prevent a rope end from raveling.
Fair leads,

Brion Toss

[mrgnstrn]

So....don't whip and instead stitch only?

That's all?

-M