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I had a two step process with an 80 pound Lab. I retrieved the retriever
first into a small inflatable boat attached to the swim platform. I
helped the dog into the inflatable by grabbing his collor and helped to
pull him into the inflatable.. From there the dog was motivated to go by
himself to the swim platform and then back into the trawler. My trawler
did not have a high transom like some so it was easy for the dog to jump
from the swim platform unto the deck through the transom door.
The dog would shake himself on the inflatable; it was impossible for me
to stay dry, since I had to be in the inflatable too. The motivation
initially was some dog treats when he returned to the deck. The dog
would also launch himself from the inflatable when he wanted to retrieve
something thrown into the water.
Good luck, Bob
Martin I Veiner wrote:
>I have a standard poodle that weighs over 50 pounds. Over the weekend, we
>anchored at Ocklocknee Shoal and thought it would be a good time to trial
>getting the dog out of the boat and into the water, and then getting him
>back onto the boat.
>
>It was not a good trial. It took two strong men to get him out of the
>cockpit and down to the swim platform, and the reverse process of getting
>him out of the water back up to the deck took three of us, not to mention
>that it traumatized the dog.
>
>He is too large to lift and pump over your shoulder, and the transom
>steps and narrow swim platform prevent him from giving any assistance at
>the opening in the stern rail. Nothing like scared dead weight!
>
>I'd like to design a system for launching and retrieving my dog that can
>be operated by one person and hope someone who has solved a similar
>problem will have an appropriate answer, short of recommending that I cut
>a transom door in my Marine Trader 44 that is 6 feet off the water.
>
>Martin Veiner
>
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