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