Projects

Below are links to all projects organized by category.

Boom

Control Mainsail Draft with a Boom Downhaul
Control Your Mainsail Shape Better With a Boom Vang
Flatten Your Mainsail Foot with an Outhaul
Lazy Jacks for the Trailer Sailor
Let Your Boom Off Its Leash with a Topping Lift
Make This Boom Tent: the Poor Man’s Bimini

Cabin

A Quick and Easy Sliding Hatch Fix
Above Galley Storage and a Tamer Stove
Brighten up Your Cabin with LED Strip Lighting
Convert Your Lights to LED Bulbs for More Light with Less Power
Crib Board Storage Solutions
Ergonomic Hatch Dog Knobs
Fix That Screeching Main Hatch!
How to Restore a Kenyon Alcohol Stove
How to Sew Cabin Cushion Covers
Installing a Marine Music System
Keep Often Used Items Handy with Snap-on Gear Bags
Make a Door for More Storage Under the Galley
Make a Door to Storage Space Under the V Berth
Make this Easy and Elegant Wine Glass Rack
Make This Fold-Up Paper Towel Holder
Make Your Galley Easier to Slide
Product Review: Smart Solutions Add-A-Drawer Kit
Refinish Your Interior Teak to Better Than New
Restore Your Exterior Teak to Better Than New
Sew Your Own Cabin Curtains and Save
Turn Carpet Remnants into Custom Floor Mats
Upgrade Your Galley with an Electric Water Pump

Cockpit/Stern

$tingy Sailor Lazarette EZ-Lift Kit
Add a Solar-Powered Flood Light in Your Cockpit
Add More Cockpit Seating With DIY Stern Perch Seats
DIY Rail Mounts for Your Portable BBQ Grill
How to Add Coachwhipping to Your Tiller Handle
How to Install a Tiller Lock
How to Repair and Restore a Rudder
How to Replace Worn Tiller Bushings
Lift Your Lazarette Lids With Gas Springs
Make These DIY Cockpit Scupper Grates
Make This Boom Tent: the Poor Man’s Bimini
Make This Companionway Hatch Cover In Under a Day
Make this Simple Winch Handle Holder
Make This Simple, Low-Cost Tiller Lock
Make Your Own Lifeline Cushions
Sew Your Own Winch Covers From Scraps
Turn a Locker Lid into a Cockpit Table
Upgrade to a Bimini Top on a Budget

Hull

Clean That Filthy Bilge!
How to Paint Cove and Boot Stripes Like a Pro
How to Rebuild a Rotten Battery Tray
How to Reproduce Classic Brand Emblems
Storm Damage to Summer Dance Repaired
Summer Dance Badly Damaged in Freak Storm
What to Expect From a Professional Bottom Paint Job

Keel

Five Swing Keel Maintenance Blunders and How to Prevent Them
Refinish Your Swing Keel for Best Performance – Part 1: Removing
Refinish Your Swing Keel for Best Performance – Part 2: Cleaning
Refinish Your Swing Keel for Best Performance – Part 3: Fairing
Refinish Your Swing Keel for Best Performance – Part 4: Sealing and Painting
Refinish Your Swing Keel for Best Performance – Part 5: Installing
The Error in a Popular DIY DVD that Will Slow Down your C-22
Why a Stuck Swing Keel Pivot Pin is a Good Thing
Why Your Swing Keel Lock Bolt Won’t Save You in a Knockdown

Mast

Build Your Own Mast Gates
How to Add an Anchor Light For Less
How to Step a Mast Single-Handed With or Without Using the Boom as a Gin Pole
Install Oversize Masthead Sheaves for More Halyard Choices
Product Review: MastGates Sail Track Gates

Outboard Motor

15 Outboard Motor Maintenance Blind Spots You Can’t Afford to Miss
How to Make an Air Compressor-Powered Oil Extractor
How to Rebuild an Outboard Motor Water Pump
How to Refinish Your Aluminum Propeller
How to Secure Your Outboard Motor for Safe Trailering
Turn Scrap Lumber into an Outboard Motor Stand
Upgrade to a Gas Spring-Operated Outboard Motor Mount
Upgrade Your Outboard Motor to Charge Your Battery

Plumbing

How to Add a Galley Water Tank Drain
How to Replace Old Drain Tubing
Move Your Galley Drain Valve for Better Gray Water Control
Repair and Restore Your Galley Water Pump
The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Ball Valve Maintenance
Upgrade Your Galley with an Electric Water Pump

Rigging

Choose Your Running Rigging Colors Logically
Control Your Mainsail Shape Better With a Boom Vang
DIY Soft Shackles for Quick and Easy Headsail Changes
Do-It-Yourself Small Sailboat Rigging
Handy and Cheap Line Hangers
Headsail Furlers For the Trailer Sailor
How to Raise Your Foresail with a Pendant
How to Reinforce Your Stem Fitting
How to Replace Your Standing Rigging for Less
How to Rig a Cruising Spinnaker in 4 Stingy Stages
How to Rig a Self-Tacking Jib for Free!
Install a Double Duty Headsail Downhaul
Lead All Lines to the Cockpit for Safer Sailing
Product Review: Barton Marine Winchers
Put That Lazy Sheet to Work and Point Higher
Quick and Simple DIY Turnbuckle Boots
Quit Spending Setup Time on Turnbuckles
Single Line Jiffy Reefing Made Easy
The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Winch Maintenance
Turn Those Chain Plate Bolts!
Two Ways to Rebuild Your Main Sheet Traveler Car
Upgrade Your Main Sheet to Double Ends
Upgrade Your Rig With a DIY Adjustable Backstay

Sails

How to Add a Draft Stripe to a Sail
How to Add Numbers to a Sail
How to Clean Sails at Home
How to Flatten the Luff of that Baggy Old Sail
How to Make a Mainsail Cover
How to Reproduce a Class Insignia on a Sail
How to Rig a Cruising Spinnaker in 4 Stingy Stages
Improve Sail Shape and Performance with a Leech Line
Lessons on Spinnaker Repair
No Furler? Make a Foredeck Sail Bag
Product Review: Rolly Tasker Sails
The 6 Worst Things You Can Do To Your Sails
Use Your Boat Hook to Sail Faster Downwind

Tips

$tingy’s 12-Point Winterization Checklist
10 Tips on How to Make Time to Work on Your Sailboat
A Hotknife for the Rest of Us
Beware of Galvanic Corrosion!
DIY Drill Guide for Accurate Holes
DIY Non-Skid Paint for Safer Footing
GPS Tips & Tricks for Sailors
How to Accurately Locate Hardware on Cylindrical Surfaces
How To Bed Hardware With Butyl Tape
How To Cross-Sheet For Better Single-Handing
How to Fly a Flag Above a Masthead
How to Restore Rusted Parts
How to Step a Mast Single-Handed With or Without Using the Boom as a Gin Pole
Install Midship Cleats and Dock Like a Pro
Make Simple Jigs for Varnishing Parts
Make This Boom Tent: the Poor Man’s Bimini
Put That Lazy Sheet to Work and Point Higher
Remove and Prevent Mildew for Pennies
Six DIY Skills Every Skipper Should Know
So You Just Bought Your First Sailboat—Where Do You Begin?
Stingy’s Used Sailboat Buying Guide
The 6 Best Sources for Sailboat Parts and Supplies
Tips To Get Organized Below Deck
Tour the $tingy Sailor Workshop
Use Your Boat Hook to Sail Faster Downwind

Trailer

DIY Custom Trailer Tongue Extension
Do it Yourself Trailer Surge Brakes
How to Replace Trailer Bunk Boards
Sometimes It’s Better to Replace Your Trailer Than Repair It
Speed Up Trailer Hookups with a Backup Camera
Trailer Undercarriage Repair Made Easy

3 Comments Add yours

  1. Michael Rimmer says:
    June 22, 2014 at 7:45 pm

    Hey! Glad I found your page – I’m about to do my crib boards and like your results!

    Reply
    1. kbilling says:
      June 22, 2014 at 8:40 pm

      Good luck on ’em, Mike! If I can answer any questions for ya, don’t hesitate to ask.

      Reply
  2. Jerry Spears says:
    June 11, 2016 at 5:57 pm

    Love your Projects, bought all the components to do the Bimini, all went well until I started to assemble. the pieced would not fit together then the rivets broke when I tried to remove them. Then when I got back to my shop to try again the tubing tore rather than the two pieces seperating. I am hopeful they will replace the defective parts so I can install and sail in some shade. I will keep you posted on the outcome. I do have a good tip. I am probably going to replace all the rivets with telescoping bolts.

    Reply

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