"RLM" wrote in message
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On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:30:36 +0000, RLM wrote:

On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:50:45 -0500, RB wrote:

Here's a trivial one...

I have some nylon dock lines with ends that need repairing. I tried
fusing
them with a cricket lighter, but ended up with charring and partial
fusion.

What does it take to make those nice neat line ends like they come from
the
store, and can I do it at home with commonly available stuff. How about
a
big, electric soldering iron? Would that do it?

Whip the ends.

http://www.inquiry.net/images/whip.jpg

If the line is twisted three strand. Whip the ends of the strands and do a
back splice into the line or splice an eye in the end. looks salty and is
good for calming the nerves.

http://www.scouting.org.za/resources...g/Splicing.pdf



Nice site. Here are some other good animated sites for nautical line
whipping and knots:

http://www.ropeworks.biz/archive/AwhipV.html

http://tinyurl.com/qljke

http://www.cherokeescouting.org/knots/

http://www.tollesburysc.co.uk/Knots/Bowline.htm