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db Web-lackey Inukshuk Voyageur Offline Posts: 5445 Location: Just off the beaten path. Joined: Sep 14^th, 2002	How not to negotiate a beaver dam Mar 8^th, 2013 at 3:55pm	Quote Print Post
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Jim J Solo Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1195 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Joined: Apr 6^th, 2007	Re: How not to negotiate a beaver dam Reply #1 - Mar 8^th, 2013 at 4:35pm	Quote Print Post
	I was expecting the canoe to fold in half.


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MuleLars Inukshuk Offline Posts: 326 Location: Madison Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009	Re: How not to negotiate a beaver dam Reply #2 - Mar 8^th, 2013 at 4:38pm	Quote Print Post
	As I used to say to my kids, "What did you THINK was going to happen?"


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jjcanoeguide Inukshuk Offline Posts: 309 Location: Frisco, TX Joined: Jun 20^th, 2007	Re: How not to negotiate a beaver dam Reply #3 - Mar 8^th, 2013 at 4:53pm	Quote Print Post
	That was good for a laugh! Thankfully no injuries, but if it was my canoe, I'd charge them for the popped rivets.


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Joe_Schmeaux Inukshuk Offline Posts: 395 Location: Alberta Joined: Mar 23^rd, 2010	Re: How not to negotiate a beaver dam Reply #4 - Mar 9^th, 2013 at 2:10am	Quote Print Post
	Dohhh! Here's another "instructional" vid: (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (And you wonder why renting a canoe is so expensive ...)


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mastertangler Inukshuk Offline Posts: 3111 Location: florida Joined: Feb 1^st, 2010	Re: How not to negotiate a beaver dam Reply #5 - Mar 9^th, 2013 at 11:43am	Quote Print Post
	The vids on canoe "mishaps" are quite plentiful....... This one reminded me of the typical school outing where no one knew what they were doing (but that was part of the fun) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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starwatcher Inukshuk Offline Posts: 687 Location: Duluth, MN Joined: Dec 21^st, 2006	Re: How not to negotiate a beaver dam Reply #6 - Mar 9^th, 2013 at 5:00pm	Quote Print Post
	I saw some novice canoeists on a similar outing on the Fox River in Illinois. They were canoeing down the river at 4 or 5 knots when they came to a low hanging tree that extended out horizontally from the bank about three feet above the water and it knocked them out of the canoe like a football tackle, capsized their canoe and scattered their gear. Very painful to watch. We helped them gather their belongings and dignity.


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8073 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: How not to negotiate a beaver dam Reply #7 - Mar 10^th, 2013 at 7:21pm	Quote Print Post
	Sometimes I wonder if some of these are just "staged" because you would think at least 1 person in a group setting would know better But, when I think back to when I went with 3 other guys and some of the dumb stunts 2 out of the 3 did on a regular basis, I realize that some people despite the warnings of others somehow think they can be the exceptions to the rule.


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TomT Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1052 Location: Chicago Burbs Joined: Aug 26^th, 2007	Re: How not to negotiate a beaver dam Reply #8 - Mar 10^th, 2013 at 10:56pm	Quote Print Post
	Here's one from the winter. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8073 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: How not to negotiate a beaver dam Reply #9 - Mar 11^th, 2013 at 1:14pm	Quote Print Post
	TomT wrote on Mar 10^th, 2013 at 10:56pm: Here's one from the winter. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) I guess that's what a canoe with a keel is for


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