Maiden Voyage-now questions?

[Padgett]

and don't forget to use the stirrups to help latch. Sometime I need to push in a bit while latching. I usually close in stages, almost all of the way down on both sides first, then the rest of the way to latch. If one side is high then the other may not latch properly.

Also if adjusted to be easy to open, sometime that makes it harder to close, it is a trade.