You know G.R, I came out of the boating business and knew a lot of sailors like you who had cats (and dogs) who were very good sailors themselves. In fact, my Son Don went through a divorce a while back and he moved onto his '32 Chris Craft for a few months. Dan and I begged him to come move in with us, but he preferred living there, and he had his cat Sassy with him the whole time. She loved it there, felt safe in the cabin I think. He said when they moved to a house later she didn't seem as happy as on the boat.

Sorry to hear about Merlin's fate. People who do that kind of stuff are really scum IMO.

pepi, I've never understood the thing about cats being aloof either.......ours are more like dogs, and come when you call them and climb up and fight for a spot to take a nap with you on the couch. Lucky has become a little jealous since Sniffy came to live at the house with us. He was my afternoon nap buddy, but Sniff likes to curl up in the same spot, so I have two of them vying to curl up against my legs and doze off.

Like I said before, it's nice to see so many people on here who share the same love of animals that I have.

Don