Will,

I sent you an e-mail about this problem and gave it some more thought. The one thing we haven't talked about is the bridle. If you have the wrong length bridle wires it would explain why the rig is loose even though the shrouds are OK and you can't get a lot of tension with the jib halyard. I measured my bridle wires and they are 44 1/2" long overall- that is end of thimble to end of thimble. I don't know what lengths are available but a friend got me a wire in garage sale that had Hobie parts and it was longer than those on my H-16.

Howard