[michell]

Still a new bean… I recently bought a sailboat and noticed one of the sail lines has been pulled all the way to top. I cannot get up there. Any old sailor tricks on how to get back down.

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[Bruce_Sailboatdata]

It depends on your boat, the rig (masthead or fractional) and which line you want to recover but the reality is there are no old tricks… You’ll need a bosun chair (or something like a Mast Mate) and a couple of good friends! Please read up on how to use it and be careful.

[michell]

Ok, I doI have a bosun chair, but I didn’t necessary think it would hold my weight. I will put the kid in there and send her up. great idea. Thank you

[Paul Ames]

I do not know how high the mast is but you might try buying some pvc pipe–grey is better as it has a thicker wall.
Figure out what length you need and glue them together for that length. Fashion a Hook from small diameter mild steel and file a point on the end of the hook. Duct Tape it to the end of the pipe you built and go fishing for you line at the top of the mast.

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