I thought I would post here asking for suggestions.

I currently have a Westsail 32 with a very strange and ineffective mainsail setup. The boat was this way when I bought it and I chose to keep it that way because the sails was in such new condition and changing it will be expensive. It is time to change it. I have owned Jasmine for 18 years now. the first 5 years was building it from a bare hull (no bulkheads, etc). Now we have sailed her to the Bahamas from Florida 6 times.

The main is a roller furler (sail sewn to a wire) on an old style furler. there is no boom. the sail is sheeted to very large heavy stainless boomkin to tracks on each side of the aft, like a jib.

besides the sail shape sucking on every point of sail, there are other issues. No place for a bimini (sheets are in the way). must tack every sail (main, staysail, and jib).

I will admit that the ease of furling has been great. All I have to do is head up and let the sheet fly while pulling in the furling line DONE!!

My questions are:

What type of main furling options do people like the best? ie, Lazy Jacks, Stack pack, flop the thing all over while tying it up, etc.
What type of reefing? single line, etc.

what type of sheeting. As I am starting from scratch, I can shoot for midboom, or end. This might change my need for a vang?

Another consideration is the sail. It is still in good shape, and maybe I can have it cut and modified. Honestly may have to do this at first anyway. I just don't have 15000 to 20000 to do this right.

I want to start scrounging stuff for this. I will probably have to get most of the stuff from salvage and, or ebay.

I already have found a used westsail boom and gooseneck.

thanks for everyone's opinion.

Rich