thing I would add is that I found an old Stainless Steel roller reefing system, you remember, the one that rolls up on the wire head stay. I found it at a used marine store and it was sized for a head sail much larger them mine. I took it to a machine shop and had it re-manufactured with new bearings, seals and the like. I then installed it on my Stay Sail so that now during usual weather I can roll the sail up but during bad weather I can slab reef it. It's kind of the best of both worlds. I love that thing....