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