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