Alastairdent
Well-Known Member
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When I replaced the running rigging in Kala Sona six years ago I used braided line and, not being clever enough to splice it properly, whipped the ends over a hard eye to make a 'splice'. I put two whippings on each 'splice'. I never noticed any problems until this year when I found ALL of the main halyard at the foot of the mast. Both whippings had disappeared and the halyard had run through the sheave. Inspecting the other 'splices' I found that on two of them one whipping had disappeared but the others seemed sound. I used the standard whipping twine bought at any chandlery and used different colours or a mixture for each 'splice'.
I now wish I had seen manila rope advertised as I know how to splice that!
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Wrap the whipping in rubber self-amalgamating tape. From a distance it looks like you've tarred the whipping. Stops UV degrading the whipping line and stops fraying on the whipping line.
Also good on wire rope.
When I replaced the running rigging in Kala Sona six years ago I used braided line and, not being clever enough to splice it properly, whipped the ends over a hard eye to make a 'splice'. I put two whippings on each 'splice'. I never noticed any problems until this year when I found ALL of the main halyard at the foot of the mast. Both whippings had disappeared and the halyard had run through the sheave. Inspecting the other 'splices' I found that on two of them one whipping had disappeared but the others seemed sound. I used the standard whipping twine bought at any chandlery and used different colours or a mixture for each 'splice'.
I now wish I had seen manila rope advertised as I know how to splice that!
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Wrap the whipping in rubber self-amalgamating tape. From a distance it looks like you've tarred the whipping. Stops UV degrading the whipping line and stops fraying on the whipping line.
Also good on wire rope.