[C320-list] Ships cat

[Kirk McCullough]

Our cat has been coming with us for 10 years, from the time he was a kitten. 
He sleeps most of the day, either in the v-berth or aft cabin. He comes out 
when he wants something, like food or to use the litter box. We keep the 
litter in a tupperware closable container. He comes up and sniffs around, we 
open the box and he uses it then goes down below. We scoop and all is done 
with no need to row ashore twice a day like for a dog.

At night the topsides are his, he patrols the deck and stares into night 
comfortable that there is nothing to threaten him. When we go dock side, 
rather than anchor out, we need to close the boat up at night or when we 
leave it .He will wander on the dock and could easily slip onto somebody 
else's boat, not good particularly if they happen to cast off early without 
knowing he's curled up on board somewhere.

He's been good to have onboard, particularly when our kids were younger, to 
keep them company.

Kirk McCullough
Boomerang #124

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Seastream" <seastream at adelphia.net>
To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 4:25 PM
Subject: [C320-list] Ships cat


> Greetings:
>
> A seven month old kitten just adopted us.  We're thinking it'd be nice to 
> bring her along in the summer rather than leave her home when we do our 
> two week mini cruise.  We've heard success stories about dogs aboard; 
> wonder if anyone has had success with cats aboard.  We just don't want her 
> to jump overboard.  If it won't work, OK.
>
> Bob Seastream
> 2002 'Intuition'
> Hull # 906
>
>