Josh, Because of the “core” on bungee is actually strands of rubber, shock cord tends to shrink in diameter when elongated. As such, whipping the end of bungee cord works great until it is stretched, at which time the whipping can slide off since it is no longer tight on the cord. Same with knotting a shock cord. Can you put a stopper knot on bungee? Sure, but just be prepared for it to slip as the cord is stretched and the cord diameter decreases dramatically. That said, on my Laser, I have several knotted connections using shock cord, both on my outhaul system and on the daggerboard, simply because I need to be able to untie and disconnect the cord from what it is holding in place, but I generally tie the knots with some amount of tension on the cord and leave plenty of tail on the other side of the knot to allow for slippage.
The best way I’ve found to terminate the end of shock cord is to simply cut and burn it with a hot knife which fuses the core and melted cover together. Chuck Gilchrest S/V Half Magic 1983 35 Landfall Padanaram, MA From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh Muckley via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 9:40 AM To: C&C List <[email protected]> Cc: Josh Muckley <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stus-List Ever jumped into the world of bungee cord? Any good reason not to tie or whip the bungee cord? Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Oct 25, 2016 7:47 PM, "Dave S via CnC-List" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Looking to buy some hog ring pliers, rings and bulk shock cord to sort a few things. Am assuming that as in life, there is good and bad in bungee, and that probably someone here knows all about it. Need to repair my spinnaker pole, and also rig some custom-length shock cords on various other items. Seems like handy stuff and tools to have around. My web search skills have so far failed me. Any suggestions as to sources, (I know sailrite, amazon) and how to discern good from bad quality? Thanks! Dave _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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