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The only other thing that makes any sense is the cable that snarls is
a little longer than the others. I have 5/16" cables with nothing but
a hook and a 5# weight that stay tight. when I run them up.

With the cradle off the bottom but down does there seem to be a
littler more "wiggle" in a diagonal pair? If one pair are banjo
strings and the other two have some wiggle you have your problem.
Shorten one up a bit.

Maaaaaaaan..... that might just be it. I will check it tomorrow though.
Even though the problem cradle appears level from inboard to outboard side
it makes sense that the cables are not the same length. I would think that
it would take up its own slack and just hang low on the canal side but I
will compare tension tomorrow. If that's it, I guess I just unspool them
all the way and slide the cable through the spool holes just a bit to even
em up right?