There was a lot of creep the first year, but there hasn't been much since then. Now that I have some experience with them, I think you might be able to consider them for the diamonds, but you'd need to pay a lot of attention to them initially. If the shrouds are too loose, it just means the mast leans a bit to leeward, but if the diamonds are too loose, you could break the mast. However, I think you'd be able to see the mast starting to bend, then tighten the windward side, tack and do the other side.

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