[gbendaly]

thanks john, I guess you're right there, tying up the bag on the pulpit with the loop keeping it open above the foredeck for ease of hoist and retreaval maybe the answer.
other wise the 2 attachments that came with the sail at the head are not that easy to figure out, jdoe71 gave me the general idea and I will try to guess the rest for myself unless somebody in this forum has a better description
georges