Thanx for the responses. WOW I think that so far I've only added 2 inches from my de-wrinkle stage. Guess, I've got a bit more to go!
So, I can pull it on to my hearts content without tearing/breaking things. I only have to make sure that the downhaul is eased before slacking the mainsheet.
I realized earlier this year that the 12:1 internal was actually only 6:1 with the second stage of 2:1 happening at the foot of the sail. I had been passing the line through the cringle and realized that I needed to tie a block on below the sail to maximize my efforts.