Drooping spreaders

[davidsamuelson]

Hi,
I have this boat with three sets of slightly swept back spreaders and discontinuous rigging. The V2s and V3/D4s are fixed lengths; all other wires are adjustable with rigging screws. I changed all wires and put it all back together. My lower spreaders were bent down at the tips about ¾" - oops. The upper and middle spreaders looked good so I went on the assumption that I had cut the new V2s too short. I removed them, shortened them 1 ½" and put the whole thing back together again. The tips of the lower spreaders are still down.
I have not measured tension on any wire but the whole rig looks and feels much the same as before. When the rig is loose the spreaders are straight - can someone hazard a guess and tell me what I should or should not be doing.
Thanks, David