Whipping knot
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A whipping knot or whipping is a binding of marline twine or whipcord around the end of a rope to prevent its natural tendency to fray.
A common whipping knot on the BAP Unión using the colors of the flag of Peru
Seizing
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Seizings are a class of stopping knots used to semi-permanently bind together two ropes, two parts of the same rope, or rope and another object. Akin to lashings, they use string or small-stuff to pro
Whipping knot
…constant 'whipping' against the sail makes the wear excessive; this is said to be the source of the name whipping." The other type of stopping knot is a seizing knot. Whipping is suitable for synthetic and natural stranded and braided lines, including 3-strand rope, 4-strand cable and 8-strand multiplait, as well…
The eye of a forestay secured with three round seizings