If it¥s the trailerable Hunter 25.5, then the rig should go up and down very easily w/ the manufacturer's gin pole and mast bridle arrangement. Anytime you can work at ground/dock level you'll be better off.
If it's not, you might be able to pull sideways on on the main halyard to the point where you can reach the lost halyard, perhaps at an elevated point in the marina or at low tide.
A third way might be to use the tip from Badham & Robinson's "Sailors' Secrets", 1999, McGraw Hill, page 39, where they suggest using a second halyard with a noose and string attachment which could be used to capture the shackle of the lost halyard and lower it.
Good luck!
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04-08-2007, 09:58 AM
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