[C320-list] Dog on board

[Joseph A. Revak, DMD,MAS]

Scott,
We usually only let him swim at Marinas as we don't anchor out. We would 
need to long of an extension cord for the a/c. From a floating pier he can 
jump up and down on his own. We did get the 320 for our other dog Bacchus 
and @105#s we thought the transom would be the likely way to get him on 
board, unfortunately he did not like to swim from the boat. Good luck and 
get an athletic dog to make it easier on yourself.
Joe Revak
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Scott Thompson" <sthompson at toad.net>
To: "C320-List" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 10:32 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Dog on board


> Joe:  How do you get Ramses back on board after a swim?  I'm trying to 
> picture what it takes to get a large, wet dog out of the water.  (I guess 
> this would be good practice for the crew in case I go overboard!)  And I 
> can't imagine taking a dog sailing on the Chesapeake in the summer without 
> taking it swimming.
>
> Joseph A. Revak, DMD,MAS wrote:
>
>> 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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