RE-threading a Mast with Halyards

Electricians pulling rod, about £15 from screwfix works really well, they screw together.  If your rig tension is put on using the forestay and the purchase is attached at the bottom of the mast rather than tack, and the wire jib halyard goes inside the mast. Make sure all the other halyards that run inside the mast are tight before putting the rig tension on.  Otherwise its easy to catch the slack rope between the jib halyard and mast.

Okay - done!

new Trick.....  

Set mast  down the  slip and propped on a  box.

inserted  mouse line (use 1mm wipping and bath chain).

THEN....   inserted hose into top of  mast, and  fed in the  first 1/2 for the  line.... this  then washed the  line straight to bottom of  mast - easy!

worked a  treat!

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if the shrouds and trapeze wires use t-terminals, take these out when threading halyards through!

I use a bit of bath plug chain(the sort made of lots of small balls) about a
metre long and attach a piece of waxed wipping line. Drop the chain in the
top and gradually raise the mast. It helps to have someone to feed the line
in.
I have tried wire, weights,mice balconies etc and found this works best. Also
it fits in the tool box without taking uo to much space.

Give it a try but do make sure there is tension in all the other lines or you
will get a twist which is what is stopping you hoisting.

Edited by rogerd

Plumbers Snake.