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