Which limitation hampered longship raising of sails when ropes soaked during rough seas?

💡 Explanation

Waterlogged ropes dramatically increase weight; therefore the mechanical advantage insufficient for Halyard systems may now prove inadequate. This is owed to gravitational loading, rather than other alterations to material properties, because tensile strength is minimally impacted.

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