When I had my H16, I also sailed from boat ramps and through channels, so I put a furling jib setup on. I loved how it worked and wouldn't want to sail without one for those situations. The stock jib is cut with lots of extra material (roach) on the leech (back edge of the sail). Without the battens, this area will flop around in the wind while sailing. Your best bet would be to pick up a cheap, used jib sail on Ebay and cut it down. That way, if you ever want to sail with the standard rig, you'll still have that ability. Here is a photo of my furling jib, on top of a standard jib. As you can see there is quite a bit of sail area difference.