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