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