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