Whipping Loops into Halyard Ends

Rope ends will eventually fray even if they were cut with a hot knife or if you burnt the end of the rope. The best way to ensure the tails of your rope stay neat and tidy is to whip the ends.

The simple technique only takes a couple of minutes ensure that your rope will not fray even when your rope is used often. Like Splicing whipping rope is a core sailing skill which is easy to learn and great to know to help you maintain your boat. See the link below off the simple method.

   • Whipping the End of your Rope  

If you want to take your finish to the next level then take the time too added a loop to the end of the rope. In addition to stopping the end of the rope from fraying it gives your halyards the added benefit of having a built in mousing loop that allows you to easier replacing or remove your halyards for the winter with a mousing line. Make sure you stay around to the end of the video to see how this works

The team at bottom up boat hope you liked this whipping demonstration if you want to give it a go yourself pick up the tools of the trade from the links below.

Sailmarkers Sewing Palm
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Whipping Twine
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