Joe wrote:
What's that floating thing in the water? Did you zip tie kids
floating foam to cooler tops or something? Looks like a good ideal to
help kids climb up on the transom.


I think you mean the ramp? I built that to help the dog get aboard;
for swimming it doesn't work quite as well as I planned but now I know
how to build one that will work perfectly. It has swim noodles zip-
tied along the edge for extra flotation and to keep the dog's paws
from sliding off the edge. The problem with it is that it doesn't
quite have enough flotation for him to stand on it in the water, but
too much flotation for him to push it down and get his hind paws up
onto it. The surface is also not as good a grip as I'd hoped, it's
fiberglass molded in a sort of waffle pattern. Next one will have
deeper corrugations and a high edge. It works great as a ramp from
high docks to the deck.

It's balsa-cored fiberglass, strong enough for three people to jump on
at once and light enough for a little kid to pick up with one hand

Fresh Breezes- Doug King