Adrian Stott formulated on Monday :
> Brian on Harnser <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Adrian Stott wrote :
>>>
>>> If you don't back splice the end of your rope, how do you prevent it
>>> from unravelling? Whipping is less durable in my experience.
>
>> The ones on our boat are all whipped and I haven't had a problem yet.
>> The first place I came across back splicing to any great extent was on
>> canal boats. I take it your mooring ropes are a fair diameter with a
>> large eye at one end to go over the lock/quay side bollards, maybe 20
>> or 25mm dia, do you back splice them?
>
> I do indeed.
>
>> if so they would be thick enough to catch in lots of places.
>
> In my experience, there are plenty of places at a lock that a rope can
> get caught in, irrespective of its diameter. That's just one of the
> long list of things one has to watch out for.
>
> Adrian
> .
>
> Adrian Stott
> 07956-299966
>
>
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This has also been running on the canal world discussion forum and Tam
Murrel doesn't agree with you ether. Just whipped ends so they can't
jam
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