Dog Toy Donations

Old boat rope.
New best friend.

Retired marine lines turned into tough toys and given free to local shelters. Never sold.

Black and tan pup resting with a grey and blue rope knot toy Shih Tzu on a bed with a cream rope knot toy
Skip and Jessica Salmond of Friends of Strays holding a bundle of rope dog toys
A delivery to Jessica Salmond at Friends of Strays shelter in St Pete
Your owner's rep

Someone in your corner.

An owner's rep who gets his hands dirty.

An owner's rep keeps your interests front and center while everyone pulls on the same line. With decades of experience up and down the East Coast, from boatyard to brokerage, Skip works alongside the yard, the right specialists, and stays with it until the job is done.

Prelisting inspections and market analysis
AI generated work estimates
Brings in trusted specialists and sees every job through

Thirty years of boatwork, backed by Quotron. Skip scopes the job, gets you the numbers, and makes sure it gets finished right.

A blue-hulled sailboat on stands in a Florida boatyard, freshly painted
Photography & boat portraits

Your boat, the way you see her.

Regatta and on-the-water photography by Skip, plus custom portraits of your boat, your crew and your dog, created with artist Mallie Sykes.

Hand-tied rope pieces: two red monkey's fist knots, a red and white knotted loop, a white braided ring and a small blue knot
Custom ropework

Rope, made by hand.

The same hands that knot the dog toys make rope that works hard aboard and looks good doing it: lines spliced to fit your boat, and artist knotwork you'll want to show off.

Dock lines & mooring linesSpliced to length, sized for your boat.
Working ropeFender lines, tails, whippings and replacements.
Artist ropeworkDecorative knots and one-of-a-kind pieces for the boat or the home.
Ask about custom rope

From the dock

Deliveries, new toys and happy shelter dogs.

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The pikSkip promise
Started is easy.
Finished is everything.

Lots of projects get started. Too few get finished. Whether it's a rope toy, a boat portrait or a repair, Skip sweats the details and sees it through. Completing the project is paramount.