Chopper is the only dog I've ever seen that can run heeled over at 45
degrees....he's a terror on curves...when he was younger he jumped off the
deck (on topof our garage) into the driveway...Thought for sure he would
have broken a leg or four but he just shook himself off and kept
going...we're going to have to get him some sunglasses, though...he's 9 now
and starting to get cataracts...

"Maxprop" wrote in message
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"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message

After reading your post about your overloaded dinghy I
feel I must comment for your safety and that of your
loved ones.

You should look for a bigger dinghy. Something in the ten-foot
range should suffice for your load.

May I suggest you look at a Walker Bay 10. You can sail it
and you can motor it and it carries a much larger load
than your present little pram.

At a port not far from south from where Katy sails lives a boat builder
named Mike Kiefer. He's built some of the most beautiful lapstrake dinks
over the past 20 years or so, and a few of them come up for sale now and
then. They take a bit of maintenance and a lot of varnish, but nothing
rows or sails better than his boats. For the price of a Walker Bay 10,
she and Mr. Sails could have one of Mike's boats.

BTW, put that fat dog on a diet before he gets
a stroke or something.

Chopper could not be termed "fat" by any stretch of the imagination. He's
a strapping, big poodle with very slender lines, and while I haven't seen
him in full gallop, I imagine he's quite an athlete. No adipose on that
canine.

Max