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