The photo collage below shows most of the projects on this site. Click any picture to go to that project for more photos and a description.
How to paint cove and boot stripes like a pro
Slacken your forestay with a flick of a lever
AFTER – bright and glossy
LED strip lighting
Can you spot the problems?
Jib sheet attached by an alpine butterfly knot and a soft shackle
DIY non-skid paint
Midship cleats
Water pump cover and impeller
Crib board storage bag
Leech line exits through a Gransegel cleat above the clew
Easy to make flag halyard
Gotta love a foot-deep finish
Front and back of one of eight portlight panels
Applying bottom paint over the barrier coat
Wine glass rack
AFTER – The mounted grill
Genoa held wing-and-wing by a boat hook
Quick disconnect hydraulic line to the Demco actuator
Foredeck sail bag solution
Trailerable lazy jacks
After the epoxy has hardened and the tape removed
Low-cost tiller lock
Removing the spring clip
Where to next?
Dometic 970 Series Portable Toilet
Backup camera solution
DIY stern perch seats
AFTER – new bunk securely fastened
DIY turnbuckle boots
Location and connections for the rectifier/regulator
Refinished aluminum propeller
Above galley storage and a tamer stove
Free and easy winch handle storage
Mainsail cover solution
Classic colors and a fresh look
AFTER – open valve to drain tank into funnel
Prototype made with an old hatch board until I make new hatch boards
Under V berth storage
Budget bimini top solution
Stop the gray water before it comes out the funnel
Pump after restoration
Tiller Tamer
Rack with 12 lines stored within easy reach
Mr. Heater Portable Buddy Propane Heater
Starboard side of the two-part boom topping lift
AFTER – easy to see what’s going down or not
Finished anchor light mounted next to the Windex
BEFORE – Original bolt rope whipping
AFTER – Like new!
Raymarine ST1000+ Tiller Pilot
Look ma, no knots!
AFTER – in ship shape
Headsail downhaul solution
The color of our carpet mats is so close, they look like they were installed at the factory. It’s time to clean these.
AFTER – New bushings pressed into place
Main sheet (left, green), traveler bar, and adjustable backstay (right, white)
Cleaned, faired, sealed, primed, and painted
AFTER – Almost like new
DIY mast gates open and closed
Stove after restoration
Boom vang assembled a la carte
Calkins trailer with custom tongue extension
Get it on the action with a “fun sail”
Rear loading and docking position with support poles in the rear jaw slides
New door closed
Foresail pendant (middle)
DIY snap-on gear bags
Just one of 15 maintenance blind spots
DIY reproduction classic emblems
DIY air compressor-powered oil extractor
Upgrade your galley with an electric water pump
Complete rewiring
AFTER – genoa drying
Boom tent
Middle sailing position with support poles in the forward jaw slides
Stuck swing keel pivot pin
Black & Decker 12V Handheld Vacuum
BEFORE – A smelly mess!
AFTER – Easy to attach and trimmable
Webbing strap and carpet glides
Masthead with Ronstan RF251 sheaves and 8mm halyards
AFTER – easy to tighten and guards against injuries
Upgrade to a gas spring operated outboard motor mount
DIY cockpit scupper grates
Don’t pop your top here!
Mobility for the kicker
Mast stepping with the boom as a gin pole
Tiller coachwhipping
The $tingy Sailor 
Very nice site you have. I am wondering about the forestay release hardware. I need one of those. Any ideas of how to construct a boom crutch from plywood and hold the boom and mast w/o the rudder hardware? How about a trailer motor mount while transporting vs the transom ? I have an old Paceship 1969 Mouette and the trailer is as old and no support under the transom.
I can’t imagine a mast crutch made from plywood but you could probably make one from 2×4 dimensional lumber in an X shape that stands inside the cockpit and is secured side to side. Few sailboat trailers have much support under the transom or need it but I have seen some owners build their own mounts on the front of their trailers to carry their outboard motors.
where do you find the reproduction Catalina 22 emblems? would love to find 2 of those.
so jelous you have the galley for your Cat.
Made ’em here: https://stingysailor.com/2015/06/06/how-to-reproduce-classic-brand-emblems-2/