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