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Hi all,
I'm building a cradle boat as a coffee table for the living room. I would also like it to be able to be a dog bed for our Chesapeake Bay Retrievers. The issue is the stated payload capacity of the cradle boat: 30 pounds.
Our smaller chessie (Cape Saint Claire, or Claire for short) is 70 pounds, and our larger chessie (Hooper Highwater, or Hooper) is 110 pounds.
I have some cloth left over from a Kaholo build, and I'm wondering if I could reinforce the cradle boat to be able to take the weight. Any thoughts?
If there's no way to make it safe, I'll just use it as a coffee table or toy basket.
-Matt
1 reply:
RE: CLC Cradle Boat for a Chessie
» Submitted by - Fri, 4/3/15 » 8:13 AM
We have a Flat Coat retriver which is about the same size at 75 pounds. He would stand on a gunnel, jump on the bow, do somthing destructive from a dead sleep to 90 mph to retrieve if you even hinted there was a bird, ball or other thing to chase and retrieve.
I don't think you'd want the rockers on the boat. I'd place it direct on the floor and fasten widely spaced "chocks" under the hull. You can spend a lot of time in the interior finishes, but the dog will need a cushion. Bean bags cover a lot. Our FC is getting a little middle age so he doesn't chew any more .............just a little less.
Knothead takes his seperation anxiety out on his bed..................foam beads everywhere.
I vote for coffee table.