Rigging Check List

Now that we are on the water, just a reminder of what you should check every time you rig your boat. You should also check things in bold before every start.

1. Drain tanks
2. Make sure to have a bow line
3. Check and tape forestay ring-ding
4. Check and tape jib tack pin ring-ding
5. Check and tape shroud pins
6. Check shrouds, forestay, and halyards for frays
7. Use pliers to tighten twist shackle(s) on vang
8. Check jib cleats
9. Check and tape ring-ding on vang shackle (if not a twist shackle)
10. Check and tape ring-dings on mainsheet blocks (2 on the boom + the ratchet block)
11. Check mainsheet for frays
12. Check jib sheets for frays
13. Make sure you have an outhaul and cunningham
14. Check centerboard up-haul and down-haul lines (do not leave the dock without them)
15. Check knots in the vang, mainsheet, and jibsheets (if you are rotating into a boat, check halyard cleats and main halyard head)
16. Check hiking straps to make sure they are tied up to the traveler bar
17. Check hiking strap tie-down line (check the knot and the condition of the line)
18. Check tiller universal for cracks
19. Check rudder pintle
20. Check and tighten rudder bolt