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