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