Replacing the Thimble on your synthetic winch rope:
The following are downloadable .pdf files for various 6, 8 and 12 strand splices from Samsonrope.com. You will be dealing with primarily 12 strand rope. The others are for reference as this is a common style rope:
Eye Splice, 6 strand Class1:
http://www.samsonrope.com/site_files/6S_C1_EyeSpl.pdf
Eye Splice, 8 strand, Class1:
http://www.samsonrope.com/site_files..._Splice_08.pdf
Eye Splice, 12 strand, Class 1:
http://www.samsonrope.com/site_files/12S_C1_EyeSpl.pdf
Trail Fix For Synthetic Winch Rope:
http://www.stu-offroad.com/recovery/...trailfix-1.htm