M_Boats: Shrouds and Stays Tension

I'm still at a loss for finding the right amount of tension on shrouds and stays. Jerry has chimed in a number of times with his sage advice but it ends up in my ears the same way that a good friend of mine tunes his guitar. I ask him where he starts and he simply says that you start by finding the right pitch. Oh... So I try and make the shrouds balanced side to side with the tops a tad tighter than the lowers. But just like tuning the guitar, it's that starting point that eludes me. Joe Seafrog M17 #651 ps Turns out I'm tone deaf....