Re-bend
Hello,
If it is not kinked, I think it is close enough to straight that you could re-bend it. Aluminum is fairly forgiving, so try bending it well past straight, in the other direction, tightening the concave-side intermediate and the convex-side uppers, and slacking the opposing stays. I think you'll find that it doesn't take as much tension to do this as just straightening with the intermediates.
Leaving it as it is is another option, but seems more likely to lead eventually to a failure. Finally, you could always just tune it straight, with unequal tension on the wires. Under way this will tend towards the first option, as the convex-side intermediate will allow the mast to move to leeward, and gradually alter the shape.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss
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