Shroud boots

[PabloPicasso]

Is it possible to fit shroud boots without disconnecting the bottle screws?

I was considering using radiator pipe cover sleeves as a temporary measure if not.

 

[PabloPicasso]

Is it possible to fit shroud boots without disconnecting the bottle screws?

I was considering using radiator pipe cover sleeves as a temporary measure if not.

 

[Minerva]

Doing one shroud at a time and using a spare halyard tied to the toerail as a backup, I’d be inclined to just whip each shroud off in turn and pop a tube cover on.

Shouldn’t cause too much issues.

 

[vyv_cox]

Taken from a page on my website:
I attached the spinnaker halyard to the cradle beneath the boat and tightened it to its maximum. I then backed off the cap shroud bottle screw and removed the pin connecting it to the chainplate.
Sadler 34 lower and cap chainplates

 

[alahol2]

If you do decide to do a shroud at a time. Make a diagram like the following before starting using a cheap digital caliper. That way you can loosen all the rigging slightly, fit your boots, then re-set the rigging to where it was before you started.