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On Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:34:07 +0100, "Tim W"
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"Bruce" wrote in message
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traditional canoe is covered with canvas to keep the water out.

No, no at traditional canoe is covered with seal skin.

Tim w

Nope. Birch bark. the Eskimos didn't build canoes :-)

But the canvas ones were built for a couple of hundred years.

Cheers,

Bruce