Thanks to those who responded when I thought the Shrouds were too short on my new 240, unfortunately your suggestions were to no avail as it turns out I have the wrong mast!! The mast is over 6 feet longer than the specs for the Hunter 240 (Dwyer) as a result (of course) the rigging does not fit. Anybody out there have a mast that is 33'7"? I am curious to know what boat this mast belongs on. The up side is that Greg Emerson from Hunter has been first class in customer service and is working hard to solve the problem. Hopefully it means a new rigged mast in short order rather than weeks. Our sail season is very short and our one and only regatta is approaching quickly. Kudos to Hunters customer service!! Raspberries to the guy who put the boat together.