Put a reaving splice into the rope and then just tie a small peice of line (read: little bitty) and then rerun the line through the mast. A reaving splice is incredibly simple, and I'm sure you can find instructions online.
Or, just use duct tape...if you can't duck it, *&%$ it.

Trey
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