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[quote=MN3][quote]ounds like I should have two levels of reefing [/quote]
are you planing on crossing an ocean? if so sure - otherwise 1 reef should be enough 
a 12% reduction is going to make a big impact - but if you don't think it's enough - go for 15 or 18% 
that should allow you to sail in pretty heavy air and reduce heeling enough to make it comfortable

multiple reef points make sense on big non rotating masts that will snap if you must sail but NEED to depower (i.e. MUST get back to port on a big cruiser)

[quote]What do you do with the bolt rope that doesn't get fed up the mast? [/quote]
bolt rope is your luff - it is connected to your main - on my setup you roll up the bottom of the sail and use the reef points to secure it

[quote]does the forward reef point need a good connection to the downhaul attach point?[/quote]
the reef points are not for your downhaul - you need a new downhaul grommet or strope (that is reinforced) to be the new downhaul attachment and one for the clew
[quote]Is it ok just to wrap the reefing line around the boom batten? [/quote]
my setup has 2 patches on the sail. on the patches are very small loops/stropes. 
when i lower the sail to "reefed", attach the downhaul to the new location (tack/grommet) and attach the mainblocks to the new location (clew/grommet) i then roll up the 5' (est) of sail. i tie a micro line from one side of my sail, around the sail roll and tie to the other patch/strope. (2mm dynema? but could be any small line - there is NO force applied to this line, it is simply holding the bottom of my sail that is now rolled up)

[quote]As you go from the luff to the leech how many grommets should there be? Obviously has to be at least two but seems like you would need more to hold the bottom of the reef to the bottom of the sail. How big do those lines need to be?[/quote]
tack / reef point  -   reef point / downhaul
dental floss would work - your just holding the bottom of a rolled up sail

[quote]Has anybody made a luff extender, i.e. if you reef at 12% have a 12% long boltrope sewed to a strap or something which attaches to the head of the sail on one side, and the halyard on the other side? I'm not sure if this is exactly what Scott/texastuma was saying.[/quote]
no offense but that sounds really wrong - if you sew a second bolt rope/ring at the head what stops it from flapping/slamming around when not in use (i guess you could velcro it but .... no)

pretty sure Scott was saying he adds a second halyard from the ring on the head of the sail via a shackel - cable - to a second ring that is attached to the hook. this is a good idea but you must perfect the art of getting this second ring off the hook - otherwise you are flipping your boat on it's side to get your main down - i can't imagine it works but i trust Scott when he says he did perfect this.

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[img]https://www.thebeachcats.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=134407&g2_serialNumber=3[/img]<em>Edited by MN3 on Feb 04, 2021 - 03:46 PM.</em> [/quote]

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