Wife did it for our 48" wheel on 37' boat. Took something like 350 feet
of 1/8" Dacron. Every round has a half hitch offset from the one before
and these spiral around the wheel giving a really secure grip and
pleasing appearance. She finished it off with a plain knot covered with a
piece of leather laced on at the king spoke position. You can feel where
the wheel is in the dark. She did the same thing to exposed cables and
hoses.