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I had a similar issue. Rest assured the factory team is only a phone call away and very much willing to help. I am an experienced big boat sailor so the FS headstay was a headscratcher. The underdeck headstay fitting includes a toggle plate and an adjustable turnbuckle for tensioning. I had a block and tackle (old boom vang) and attached it to the jib halyard which I then raised abot 6 feet off the deck. That gave me lots of purchase on the mast to pull it closer to the bow while i attached the forestay. The vang allowed me to lock the jib halyard in one place which avoided cranking hard on the halyard box. That always makes me nervous as the halyard box is expensive to replace. The factory videos emphasize adjusting the mast rake properly when stepping the mast and I recommend NOT skipping this process. Rest assured when you are successfully finished you will have a much better understanding of the rig.
