[C320-list] Dog on board

[Joseph A. Revak, DMD,MAS]

Scott,
We have a lab and Ramses does well on the boat. Use a shoulder harness under 
the pfd and clip to that. Ramses has broken thru 2 d rings on the PFD. This 
is one reason why we now have a 387. Good luck,
Joe Revak, DELOS #358/ 074
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Scott Thompson" <sthompson at toad.net>
To: "C320-List" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 11:50 AM
Subject: [C320-list] Dog on board


> My wife has been making noise about getting a Labrador puppy this spring 
> and I'm trying to figure out the logistics of cruising the Chesapeake Bay 
> with a dog on board a 320.  We have a cruise planned for early July when 
> the dog would be 4 months old, but obviously I'm interested in the longer 
> term more than the immediate difficulties posed by a puppy.  Any war 
> stories or advice would be appreciated.
>
> We like to hang on the hook in isolated places rather than stay in marinas 
> when we cruise.  Is this feasible with a dog these days?  I cruised the 
> Chesapeake with my parents and a medium size dog back in the late 70s but 
> I suspect that many of the places that we went ashore then are developed 
> and/or posted no-trespassing today.  Also, that was in a boat with 
> centerboard and shallow draft which let us go where others didn't.  The 
> 320 has much less range to go up creeks on the Bay, even with wing keel.
>
> Scott Thompson
> Surprise, 653
>
>
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