i was just advised by our local sailboat repair shop (he crewed for me last sund) that i have to much pre-bend and my mast is bending way to much in light air.

My diamonds are set to 420lbs, (by chance, but also close to what i was advised) and there is a fair amount of pre-bend on my spreaders.

My question is since i sail solo 90% of the time (and dont race much), and i fly a spin.. do i really want to stiffen up my mast... and power up my cat?

Do i risk (breaking) the mast more (with spin out and less pre-bend)?

Thanks.

Here are some pics, not sure they will tell you anything... but they were taken at anchor, with downhaul on, outhaul on, and rotator turned as much as i could (with my foot)... but there isn't allot of bend noticeable..