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It is probably personal preference, but I do not think that bringing the main halyard back is a particularly good idea. I had it on one of my boats and put the main halyard back on the mast as you need to go forward when reefing, generally, anyway to secure the cunningham or clew and to bundle the unused sail--I found that it is more convenient to be able to control this whole process at one point. It is a nice idea to think you would not want to go forward when reefing--practically, I just do not see how it works out and can make an incredible tangle of lines and spaghetti. Leading the reef lines aft makes sense as you can adjust those from the cockpit to get them just right--before and after you set the main. As for leading the lines, you should be able to get nearly any number of lines through the spaces in the splash coaming if you use an angled set of cheek blocks on the deck near the mast. Stack the cheek block sets if you must.
I think Batt Cars are really old fashioned and meant for situations where you have your mainsail rack screwed to the extrusion of your mast. There are more streamlined ways to carry full battened mainsails these days with out all this hardware if you have a slotted mast with slugs as I think most T37s have.
Ray
Velera
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