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