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Heyfritty

09/23/2020 10:48AM

It looks interesting. I’m wondering if it’s worth anything. I can get it cheap.

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jwartman59

09/23/2020 11:14AM

Klepper or folbot. If it’s a german made klepper it is valuable. My neighbor has two kleppers and used them on Lake Superior. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy this boat.

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thebotanyguy

09/23/2020 01:00PM

I think that one of the paddles has a "Folbot" decal.

There is some information about the company at this link:

Folbot suspends operations

"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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gravelroad

09/28/2020 04:00PM

Get thee forthwith to Folding Kayaks Forum – Folbot and Folbot Owners Facebook page . You have a chance at a possibly underpriced treasure worth preserving.

I'm not gonna reveal what I paid for a used, newer Folbot Greenland II. It would only make you cry. ;-)

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