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    Something like this?
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    You da man! Now THAT's what I'm talkin' about. Of course, going up stream might give us a heart attack or something. Maybe one with a small engine. Something that could actually move the weight.

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    Well, i've got 18 canoes, 12 kayaks, and 9 rafts, so I think I am pretty set for any boating survival situation
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    Hmm, I would say this is a good bet if your stationary at a digs.. but what about packing it in? I have seen and heard of folding frame boats that have stretched over fabric hulls.. seen those in the stores at one time too. I would think that packing the plywood boat in would be awkward.

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    I watched this old guy once build a canoe using alder's and canvas. The tarp had been cut and stitched in the shape of a canoe. He said his father used it for prospecting and trapping in th 1940's. At any rate it worked very well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by klkak View Post
    I watched this old guy once build a canoe using alder's and canvas. The tarp had been cut and stitched in the shape of a canoe. He said his father used it for prospecting and trapping in th 1940's. At any rate it worked very well.
    Neat! What were the dimensions of the canoe? A guesstamit will work since you said you only watched and didn't say you built one your self.
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    During WWII, they made a canvas boat to float jeeps across small river too deep to ford. They weren't used a lot but they worked.
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    Default Coracle anyone?

    Speaking of survival boats.. has anyone ever built and/or used a coracle? I am wondering about the stability of those. They look easy to build but I imagine that they are time consuming to do so.

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