Which consequence results when a wooden ship continually flexes heavily underway?

💡 Explanation

Increased risk of hogging or sagging results from repeated flexing, because cyclical stress causes weakening of hull joints through progressive loss of fastening via fatigue. Thus the entire structure bends lengthwise, rather than components simply deforming.

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