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