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I don't think my tuning was ever set up right. I've always had to use mast raising gear to get enough tension to pin front stay. I loosened side stays today and that helped, but, would love to have an experienced owner swing by and check it for me. Can pay, gas and beer... I'm afraid that I may have bad tension now and don't want to drop my rig in Narragansett bay...Live in the Bristol RI area

I don't think it is unusual to have to use the mast raiser to get the forestay pinned. I do it every time. Some have said I'm a lot tighter then they are. I tuned her to about a B string without the backstay.