OC6 Rigging Kit

Essential Suggested Items 

1. Rubber strips and/or Ratchet (Herc) straps
2. Shims - different lengths, angles for Iako
3. Rigging Cord - Cotton Sash Cord (alternatively synthetic Sash Cord)
4. Surfers Wax for floor, gunwales, paddle handles
5. Surgical Tubing (two 3' lengths for securing spare paddles to Iako)
6. 3/8" cord for huli lines (10' lengths)
7. 2" roll of fabric Tape (duct tape, "red-green" tape, 100 mph tape or Gorilla tape)
8. Eletrician's tape
9. Sticky back Velcro (for foam, for bailers to hull, etc.)
10. Measuring tape (2 of)
11. Exacto or Swiss army knife
12. Multi-head screwdirver
13. Dowels for rope stretching (two 8" pieces 1" diam)
14. Carpenter's level
15. Adhesive remover
16. Dry clean rags
17. 5 min epoxy + other universal glue
18. Ama Weights - neoprene with Velcro & D rings
19. Bright flagging tape or a load flag
20. 12" plastic tubing for siphoning out bulkheads
21. Sponges and/or wet rags
22. Flashlight - "Don't ask"
23. Leather work gloves, two pair
24. Seatfoam
25. Large zap straps "Ty-wraps" for emergency zipper holds on spraydeck.

Other handy items can help 'McGiver' something together when unexpected oopsies occur.

Considerations

• Rigging iakos to ama
• Rigging iakos to spreaders
• Securing bailers
• Repairing seats (scraping, taping, padding)
• Repairing spraydecks (zippers, hoops broken clips, etc.)
• Correctingin trim of boat / ama
• Correcting slippery gunwales/hull
• Attaching race number
• Attaching food/drink systems in boat
• attach spare paddle and huli line
• Prepairing broken paddles