Thanks guys, I appreciate all the input. I will double check that I have the correct spacing between the front of the mast and the "lip". I have the sail tuning guide as my sherpa though this process, that is what prompted me to measure my forestay.
My rig currently is not what I would consider "floppy", There is no sag in the forestay and the backstay block pops up pretty close to the "y" when it is loose. It is just looser than how I had it set last year, maybe I just needed to hear that this is alright.
I will look into having my back stays cut so that I have more tuning room but the mast looks, to my eye, raked much farther back than last year. If I can get the back stays shortened I will add a buckle to the forestay to get that extra 2 1/2". For now, even if I'm a little loose, I guess I can just play my backstay hard if the breeze comes up.
