Hi all

Yesterday i lost the spinnaker pole topping lift up the mast (the block is mounted at spreader height) but i managed to get it back down this afternoon with a couple of lengths of electrical conduit and a wire hook that lives in our dinghy shed

This got me thinking that if i tied a knot in the topping lift so it would stop at the block in a position just above horizontal on the pole if it if the topping lift was hoisted when it was not connected to the pole which was what happened yesterday it would stop within reach of the boat hook

I would tie it just above the position where the number 1 arrow is in the image below

Is there any reason that this would not work

Any thoughts would be appreciated

Regards Don