It does not take long to whip the ends. If you cut a synthetic rope with a
hot knife it is a simple matter to flange the end out a bit so even a common
whipping, put on in seconds, will not be able to slip off the end.
I do this but also leave the ends long and then with a needle, following the
lay, put three bands across the whipping. This looks like a sailmakers
whipping but takes much less time. When you have finished just put the ends
through a couple of times and cut off flush. Looks good and I have never had
the ends unravel.
You owe it to your boat to do the job properly.
Just dipping is lazy.

"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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I have several lines on my boat that were whipped properly, and they're a
beautiful sight. However, when I replaced my fender lines recently, I
dipped
the ends instead of taking the time to whip them. So far, it seems just
fine, the only difference seeming to be the asthetic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whipping_knot

or


http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...key=SiteSearch

(http://tinyurl.com/ycx7os)

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