@Celia .
Thank you for your kind consideration re making me a bear like " Rosie" ?
My choice would be to have one exactly as in your picture.
She will be in the sitting down position on the boat and circa 4" tall bottom to top of head.
The left arm need not be jointed, heres why...
Rosie ( and why not have a girl bear skipper wearing a bikini) that would be a scream for the lads. Yellow poker dot of course!
The left arm needs to be lightly stuffed so that it can move.
It will be attached to the helm wheel which steers the boat.
The helm wheel itself will be radio controlled and insodoing move the bear's arm creating the illusion that the bear is steering the boat.
Two electronic servo motors will be surgically inplanted in the bear.
One to turn its head and the other to wave the right arm to interested onlookers.
If you can make it to that size it will be perfect...I will do the rest.
The older it looks the better.
Not too fat...I prefer thin scrawny bears.
I will also be interested in taking part in a bear tut should you decide you have the time and inclination to teach interested parties.