What type Brummel?

[seawolf]

Hello all,
I started practicing the locked Brummel splice to possibly use on my lifelines.
I would like to feed the finished line through the holes in the stanchion caps and find with the locked Brummel, the total diameter of the soft splice is to big.

The original idea was to be able to feed the already spliced soft eyes through the stanchions for a completed ring hitch on the lifeline hardware.

I find I need a 9/16" hole in the stanchion to be able to slide a 1/4" amsteel soft eye splice
through with out to much trouble. This requires me to enlarge the stanchion holes that are approx. 7/16". (they are chromed bronze caps to the stanchions so should not be difficult to enlarge)
With the Locked Brummel I would require even a larger diameter hole.
Question:
Is there a more compact Brummel than that of the locked Brummel?,
or since the application of the line is not a loaded line has a halyard or running back, will a 72d bury with some good stitching along the bury suffice for this application.
It seems what the rope manufacturer suggests for their eye splice.

The boat has single line stanchions only, and is used for local coastal cruising.
Any ideas are very much appreciated.
Bob
Bob