Option?
Hi again,
I think I understand. It sounds like the control line takes a relatively trivial load, so a sufficiently secure splice probably isn't an issue. But it also sounds like you are talking about a long, annoyingly tangle-prone line. So how about a sliding control line? The simplest thing would be a round sail thimble, with the primary line running through it. The control line would be spliced around the thimble. You'd tend the control line from the wall opposite that first shelf. A snatch block might be required if there's too much friction on a thimble, which could drag the control line down. The control line would be cast off as the load came up, and would be resting on the load when the load was all the way up.
Would this work?
Fair leads,
Brion Toss
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