If you have an OK Dingy, but don't know how to rig it, this is the page for you. Here are a few pictures which show my configuration. I found an OK Dingy website which has pictures of lots of much fancier configurations than mine.  Cockpit area. The above photo shows most everything you need in order to rig your boat. The sail is controlled by a rope which passes through two pulleys. First the rope passes through the pulley on the traveler bar. The traveler can be adjusted using ropes connected to cleats in the front of the cockpit on the sides. By moving the traveler all the way to one side, it is possible to pull the boom completely across the boat when tacking. The main pulley turns only one way. There are locking clamps on each side which can hold the rope to hold the boom into position. On the floor of the boat, below the traveler bar, are hiking straps which allow you to lean way out when tacking. The round thing on the floor on the left side is the self bailer. This will quickly drain water out of the boat when the boat is moving. The faster the boat is going, the quicker it drains.  Boom attachments. The photo to the left show the the configuration of the pulleys on the boom. The rope attaches to the boom at the point in the center of this photo. From there it goes to the pulley on the traveler bar. Then it comes back up and passes through the pulled on the left side of the photo. Then the rope passes down through the main pulley.

The tall Alaskan spruce mast

Boom attaches to mast To the right you can see how the boom attaches to the mast. It simply fits into a slot in the mast. The sail is tightened on the bottom by tightening the rope which passes through an eyelet on the sail. The sail could be reefed by pulling the sail down and securing the rope which goes through the eyelet. The red rectanglar piece of wood right in front of the mast, is the top of a piece of wood that fits into the same hole the mast fits into. If this piece is placed in front of the mast, the angle of the mast can be lowered (mast is titled towards the boat).

Below, is the centerboard. It can be raised and lowered by adjusting the rope which passes through the cleats in the center of the boat.  Centerboard

Rudder	Hiking strap connection and bailer
Trailer attachment	Fully loaded trailer

Enhancements. I would like to develop a way to be able to lower the sail from the cockpit area of the boat. As it is in these pictures, it is very tricky to do in a high wind since you have to crawl to the front of the boat and tug on the line that raises the sail. If you have any ideas on how to do this, email me: jmt@pon.net. Don't miss my original OK Dingy page or my Photo Album which has tons of pictures, including some sailing photos.

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