[quote=Edchris177][quote]One problem he had was getting the main down, any tips?[/quote]
Which 570 did you pick up in B.C.?
There were a couple, one in Armstrong, one in Vernon, & I believe one other. One was actually a 5.7 with 570 mainsail.
Is it a 570 mast with the "ring" at the end of the halyard, or the old 5.7 style mast, with a ball swaged onto the halyard?
If it is the "ring" that drops onto a hook on the mast, do a search here, there are several threads addressing this exact problem. Mostly it has to do with how the ring is tied to the halyard. I could not get my 20' Mystere to come loose, until I changed the knot.
Once I made it look like below, no problem. You must pull the halyard,(raise the ring just off the hook), then rotate the mast, to get the hook out of the way. Then while holding the mast rotated, drop the sail. This will prevent the hook from re-engaging the ring.
There is a write up somewhere that stated the knot must face the mast, or vice versa. My boat was opposite of the write up.
What I did was tip the boat over on the lawn,(Hell sail it up onto the sand at English Bay) then raise & lower the sail a few times. You will be able to see exactly what is causing the problem, & rectify it.
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