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