On May 27, 1:10 pm, mpeg wrote:
.... in
order to use my new hobie 16 also as a single boat I tought it was
better to let someone add some cringles to reduce to mainsail

This could work OK, but you might want to consider getting a new
mainsail made especially for stronger winds. You want the sail to be
flatter and have it's Center of Effort a little further forward, as
well as smaller. This will also reduce the stress & wear on your
normal mainsail, as flogging in high winds is one of the biggest
factors in wearing out a sail.

If you add reef cringles to your normal sail, be sure to provide for a
very good clew & tack grommets, also. You will need to get more
outhaul tension on the reef point than you normally sail with, or else
the sail will be too baggy and much worse for high winds.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King