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