It works,

The winter project conversion of my kayak to sail is finished finally and the results were much more then I might have expected. It sailed just great up wind, and that had been a big worry for me. I would guess 40 degrees off the winds and I could have checked it with my compass but was having too much fun and never thought about it at the time. I put 1 ½” curve in the luff and foot of the poly sail which seem to give the sail the wing curve needed. The stackable 4-piece 13-foot aluminum mast is easy to put up and take down. The side tiller requires less then an inch forward or back movement with a feather touch to adjust the heading and I was surprised I could just lay the tiller down and the boat would hold hits heading for quite awhile by itself which I would guess is good balance. The boat came about nicely as was gibing around ok also. I think I will raise the mast 6 or 8 inches so the boom clears my head.

Thanks for the help and suggestions along the way.

John