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New Lightweight Alumacraft

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Zulu

07/27/2017 01:09PM

I spotted this lightweight Alumacraft canoe in Grand Marais this afternoon. They finally figured out a way to reduce the weight to compete with the Kevlar brands.

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thebotanyguy

07/27/2017 03:26PM

There has GOT to be a story behind that. I wonder if we will ever know what it is?

"Said one of these men, long past seventy years of age: 'I could carry, paddle, walk and sing with any man I ever saw. I have been twenty-four years a canoe man, and forty-one years in service; no portage was ever too long for me. Fifty songs could I sing. I have saved the lives of ten voyageurs. Have had twelve wives and six running dogs. I spent all my money in pleasure. Were I young again, I should spend my life the same way over. There is no life so happy as a voyageur's life!'"

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jcavenagh

07/27/2017 03:47PM

Yah! Dat'll shave some pounds, youbetcha!

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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andym

07/27/2017 04:15PM

It's so light that you paddle really fast and the boat planes and no water gets in. Yeah, that's the ticket.

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ayudell

07/27/2017 04:27PM

I bet they are planning to weld that section into another split boat for a stretch canoe.

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Zulu

07/27/2017 04:46PM

Minnesota doesn't require a watercraft under 10' to be licensed. The modification is a good way to skirt that rule!

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JimmyJustice

07/27/2017 04:48PM

My crystal ball says they will close up both ends, put in a drain plug and use it as a beer tub.

Fate whispers to the warrior "You cannot withstand the storm" and the warrior whispers back "I am the storm". Unknown.

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andym

07/27/2017 06:17PM

quote JimmyJustice: "My crystal ball says they will close up both ends, put in a drain plug and use it as a beer tub."

Yeah but if they left the ends on then you get more beer.

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The Great Outdoors

07/27/2017 10:06PM

Probably gonna put a transom on it and make a small fishing boat.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Great-Outdoors-Bait-Tackle/1606420532911075?skip_nax_wizard=true

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mutz

07/27/2017 10:54PM

A nice base platform and a couple of shelves and it will look great in the man cave.

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DrBobDg

07/28/2017 06:31AM

Less wind resistance and better gas mileage that way....

dr bob

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A1t2o

07/28/2017 08:08AM

quote mutz: "A nice base platform and a couple of shelves and it will look great in the man cave."

This is the most sensible suggestion.

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rtallent

07/28/2017 10:50AM

Giant vehicle deer-whistle.

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andym

07/28/2017 01:35PM

quote A1t2o: "
quote mutz: "A nice base platform and a couple of shelves and it will look great in the man cave."

This is the most sensible suggestion."

Oh, was that the goal?

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jhb8426

07/28/2017 10:50PM

I see the donut store in the background of the first pic.

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h20

07/28/2017 11:37PM

quote Zulu: " You didnt ask the about it????

I spotted this lightweight Alumacraft canoe in Grand Marais this afternoon. They finally figured out a way to reduce the weight to compete with the Kevlar brands."

Buy the ticket, take the ride .Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

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Zulu

07/29/2017 06:40AM

I milled around for a while to see if the owner would return and I could ask about it but then I got hungry for a donut and wanted to check out the Beaver Flicks at The Beaver House.

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hobbydog