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Kruger and Waddell's Canoe from 1971 crossing of Canada969 viewsThis 21 footer gets a face lift.Apr 28, 2011
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Krugers canoe gets a face lift.1498 viewsApr 28, 2011
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Krugers canoe gets a face lift.930 viewsApr 28, 2011
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Krugers canoe gets a face lift.854 views21 foot Sitka Spruce canoe...used in the 1971 crossing of Canada to the Bering Sea in 6-months by Clint Waddell and Verlen KrugerApr 28, 2011
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New paint job for the 1971 Kruger canoe894 viewsApr 28, 2011
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Krugers canoe gets refurbished.888 viewsEven the sticker from the original 1971 epic journey is replaced!Apr 28, 2011
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New fiberglass for Krugers canoe954 viewsVerlens 1971 canoe gets a new layer of glass.Apr 28, 2011
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Krugers canoe looking good.827 viewsApr 28, 2011
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Scott applies care to the old canoe.891 viewsScott Smith works to refurbish Kruger and Waddells canoe.Apr 28, 2011
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Dan finishes us the new paint job792 viewsKrugers canoe.Apr 28, 2011
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Krugers historic canoe get a face lift681 viewsEven a new paint job on the canoe that crossed Canada in 1971 from Montreal to the Bering Sea.Apr 28, 2011
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Krugers tired and worn out canoe from the epic 1971 paddle across Canada.738 viewsVerlen built this 110 lb Sitka spruce canoe for he and Clint Waddells historic crossing of Canada in one season...from Montreal to the Bering Sea in 6-months time. Thanks to Scott and Dan Smith in Michigan the canoe will be back in ship-shape to be used again.Apr 28, 2011
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Krugers canoe gets glassed.645 viewsApr 28, 2011
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Verlens old canoe gets a face lift547 viewsGood job Dan and Scott and others who are redoing Verlens canoe.
This is the canoe from the book "One incredible Journey" and the documentary film "Never Before, Never Again"
Across N. America in 6-months by canoe.Apr 28, 2011
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Kruger's historic canoe gets re-glassed687 viewsApr 28, 2011
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Historic canoe gets refurbished444 viewsDan & Scott Smith and friends are refurbishing the famous canoe used
by Verlen Kruger and Clint Waddell in their historic 6-month paddled from
Montreal to the Bering Sea in 1971. The canoe is 21 feet long, made of sitka spruce and weighs over 100-pounds.Apr 28, 2011
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558 viewsApr 01, 2010
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Done, side view739 viewsPlayboat is ready for outfitting... just add water.Jul 20, 2009
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Ready to go725 viewsBoat is built, ready for outfitting and paddling and we've got one eager padder waiting to go.Jul 20, 2009
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Cedarstrip929 viewsOutside is fiberglassed, ready to turn it over.Oct 22, 2008
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Etching Canoe850 viewsWorking on the canoe in the yard scraping designs into the bark.Jun 05, 2008
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Finished bark canoe983 viewsThis 14' canoe spent some quality time in the Quetico Wilderness.Jun 05, 2008
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Buried in Shavings992 viewsShaving down the cedar with the crooked knife takes a long time.Jun 05, 2008
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Sheathing the Canoe817 viewsAdding ribs 7 sheathing to the birch bark canoeJun 05, 2008
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608 viewsBeam for raising canoe into balconyJul 28, 2006
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20 feet doesn't fit on the Echo1234 viewsApr 27, 2006
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20 footer Maiden Voyage897 viewsApr 27, 2006
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will it fit?959 viewsApr 09, 2006
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Ranger in the hallway998 viewsApr 09, 2006
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Ranger is outside813 viewsApr 09, 2006
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