I can't help you with your routing question, but I can suggest another method. Take about 20 feet of an old mainsheet and tie one end to the dolphin striker, and stow the remainder in a tramp pocket. If you don't have tramp pockets, you could get a tramp bag and hook it under the tramp near the mast and stow the line in there. If you don't have tramp pockets or want to buy a tramp bag, then you could lace the line through the tramp lacing, which may also serve as a main sheet overboard-preventer.
Maybe even tie a bowline on the loose end for a handle.
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