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How much sag is reasonable in a headstay?
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In a breeze, how much sag is reasonable?
How much when furling in a calm with the sheets tight to make rolling difficult?
There is tons of advice saying "as little as possible"
This is not helpful, since we can always reduce sag by turning the turnbuckles with an ever bigger lever. Eventually, something will break

How to decide when enough is enough?

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