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