Thanks Peter,

My issue was with lowering the mast.

Thankfully raising has gone just fine. I intend to unwind the whole winch rope with tension on the line as has been suggested by helpful folks on this list. I will let you know in the fall if I have any issues.

Matt

On Mon, May 4, 2026 at 3:18 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:

> Matt,
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> Please let us know how you resolve your problem.  There may be other folks
> out there with a similar issue, now or in the future.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --Peter
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> [ Sent From rhodes22.net ]
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> > On 2026-05-04, at 12:26:38 EDT, Matt Wilson wrote:
> >
> > Thanks everyone!  I really appreciate it!
> >
> >
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