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