[quote=trappinny]I have made up a simple solution to solve the annoying-ness of having the halyard ring hangup on most occasions forcing me to put my nacra 5.8na on her side to lower my main. This solution cost me $7.00 and tying one buntline and 2 bowlines. the $7.00 was for a cheap 50ft length of 1/8" line. The buntline was a change from using a bowline for connecting the halyard to the halyard ring (I think it might be more compact a knot). The 2 bowlines is where it gets tricky, tie the first on the large fat part of the ring leaving enough extra line on the short end to tie another. Then tie a second to the small "D" ring that the halyard is tied, but be sure (and this is critical) to tie this bowline so the first ends up at either the 3 o'clock or 9 o'clock position on the ring when all is tight. Now when I drop my main, i give a light pull on my halyard, and a quick tug of this new line at nearly the same time, and I have not had to tip my boat over to drop my main since! Which side it is tied off to will matter and you'll need to let the main go towards the opposite side (if line is connected to port side of ring when connected to the main, let the main be on the starbord side of the boat).
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