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