Thats a standard three-strand splice, commonly used for installing eyes. I have used 1/8" line in a clove hitch for a drip ring. It doesn't work as well for me as the rubber ones. What about making a donut-shaped strip or plywood peice, cut in half and fitted over the shaft?

> I like that idea. Also, I plan to tie a loop through the epoxy-filled bow
> and stern of my kayak rather than install any hardware and I am hoping to
> find instructions for a type of knot that I've seen from my longline
> fishing days. It is one that you braid the strands from both ends together
> for several inches and trim off the excess beyond the braid. Do you know
> where might I be able to find a knot-tying guide (on the web, perhaps)? p.