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