Chrysler Sailors Forum

Hi Guys,
We want to bring our dog along w/ us on the boat. Anyone have any ideas or thougts for us? I saw 1 pic w/ netting between the lifeline and toe rail. Suggestions??

Update on our C-22 "Blow by Blow". Had her out 5 x so far and can't get enough. Right now fabricating a new trailer and plan on being on Albemarle Sound in NC in a few weeks.

Gus, are you going to be able to make it over? I see you and Jeff w/"Windward" are doing the Cape sail. Sounds like a great trip!!

Jeff if you are up towards Albemarle sound, we will be there when you are in NC.

As far as my old trailer, it will be for sale soon. It is original for a C-22. We towed our boat from NJ to OH non stop w/ it. Did very good.
Anyone interested, send a post.
Thanks for all the great info on this site.

Hi mga1951;

I don't have a dog now, but my parents have sailed with one (well, several different ones) almost all their lives.

I think it all depends on the dog, but i never heard of one jumping overboard, their sense of self-preservation is better than that. I remember most of them prefered to be "below" when anything was happening on deck or if the weather was tough.

The big thing you have to establish is how to get your dog on and off the boat. This too depends on the dog. If it's a litle footbal dog, you can just carry it

Otherwise, some sort of training (jump on jump off) or a device like a sling might be necessary.

AND, even though I said they don't jump over, they might fall over or get particularly attracted to a seagull ... so have a plan on how to get them out of the water.

My ecperience is that dogs and boats are a VERY GOOD MIX!

have fun!

The owner of my boat sailed with his dog all the time. I actually think my aft-berth's cushions are mostly dog hair so I guess that was his dogs favorite place.

I have noticed the last dozen times I have sailed I have a frog living in my port hatch. Weird he has been there since early summer. He must have adopted my boat.

By the way thanks for helping be step my mast the other day. The following day I sailed around until dusk only to realize the wind died and my gas tank leaked water into the gas and I was motorless and windless. Imagine me sitting 200 yards from the dock in the dark waiting for a boat to drive by. The only boat on the lake that evening was a 6 foot dingy with a 4 hp motor. Amazing he could pull me in. Much better then swimming.