[quote=nohuhu]The jib downhaul runs past the forestay pin/ring on most boats I've seen, so sail twist and furling/unfurling may have done the trick on my boat. It's damn sobering to see your whole rig suspended by a "loose thread" like that.
When I was stepping the mast all the time, I had a similar experience with the side stays, where pulling a snug chafe cover up and down over the shrouds (just once) was enough to deform the medium-sized quick rings and straighten them, so that they were ready to come out.
As the saying goes - "What goes up,..."[/quote]
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