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