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