Love beads
Hello,
We used to use a length of bicycle chain on a long messenger, but found it too easy to get a foul in it. So now we use a series of peanut-size lead fishing weights, the kind that clamp onto a string. Try about 10 of these, spaced an inch or less apart. Wrap tape between the first few, so they form a slightly stiff section, easier to push over the sheave.
Lean the boat over to the side the exit is on first. Tighten all other internal halyards. Fish the messenger out with a bent piece of TIG rod or the like.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss
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