Skin boat number 11
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Dachshunds are great dogs. I lost Gilligan last January at almost 12 years old. He had Cushings disease for over a year and had developed Diabetes a few months before. I had to give him insulin shots, but he didn't seem to mind. One morning I woke up and he didn't. He was in his bed right beside mine.
Gilligan was my 3rd Dachshund and he was truly my "little buddy". He would jump off the deck and grab possums and shake them. I had to drag him off of 'coons more than once before he got hurt. I'm planning to get a female puppy later this year when I retire. Her name will be "Mary Ann".
Mike
Gilligan was my 3rd Dachshund and he was truly my "little buddy". He would jump off the deck and grab possums and shake them. I had to drag him off of 'coons more than once before he got hurt. I'm planning to get a female puppy later this year when I retire. Her name will be "Mary Ann".
Mike
There's a story behind the name of "Mary Ann", I'm betting.
Last time I heard that name, was in a Belafonte song. "All day, all night, Mary Ann. . . . . ."
Last time I heard that name, was in a Belafonte song. "All day, all night, Mary Ann. . . . . ."
We had 2 when I was a kid and living with my parents. They were the Mother and the Son and the son was large , his foot would cover a silver dollar and he liked to go down armadillo holes , get them and drag them out , then shake them into assorted pieces.
Anything else coming around the house was sure to get noticed and the place was in the middle of 5 acres of woods so there were a lot of things for them to chase when they weren't in the house snoozing.
We had them 14 fun filled years before old age got both of them.
Anything else coming around the house was sure to get noticed and the place was in the middle of 5 acres of woods so there were a lot of things for them to chase when they weren't in the house snoozing.
We had them 14 fun filled years before old age got both of them.
Kayak Jack said:
Of course there is - it is a continuation on a theme. When Gilligan came home, he had no name. Inside of ten minutes I figured out he was going to be my "little buddy". Hence, the name Gilligan.
The next will be a female and I decided "Ginger" might be fun for awhile, but "Mary Ann" was the one you'd want for life. :wink:
Mike
A few years ago,I lost my other fishing buddy a male dog, Bear who developed diabetes , he was nearly 17....
They are part of us. I still have a picture of my Tippy, and she's ben gone almost 60 years now.
"Lord, please help me as good a man as my dog thinks I am. Thank you."
"Lord, please help me as good a man as my dog thinks I am. Thank you."
Ron,tx river rat said:
That reminds me of the thing I read on the forum a long time ago. Heck, you probably sent it. TO find out what True Love is, on a hot August day lock your wife and your dog in the trunk of your car for one hour, open the trunk and see who is glad to see you.
Bob
Since its completion, It paddled great for my 265 lb. friend...
And it is so stable I can stand in it.....
And I took it to a gathering last month and two of us paddled it, a 200 lb. guy in the back and me, 150 lbs. In the front seat, is stable and tracks well....
My friend I designed it for, we were on Table Rock Lake....
And it is so stable I can stand in it.....
And I took it to a gathering last month and two of us paddled it, a 200 lb. guy in the back and me, 150 lbs. In the front seat, is stable and tracks well....
My friend I designed it for, we were on Table Rock Lake....
I simplified the pulleys, the switch back created to much drag.... Added some screen door pulleys...
I'm not able to follow all that's in the photos, but I'm glad it works for you.
Some of my paddling buddies have rudders. I've never used one, but it seems to be useful to them sometimes.
Some of my paddling buddies have rudders. I've never used one, but it seems to be useful to them sometimes.