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[*] posted on 12-26-2014 at 01:53 PM
the last balsa?


Photo by Edward H. Davis, from the book "Unknown Island: Seri Indians, Europeans, and San Esteban Island in the Gulf of California."

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[*] posted on 12-26-2014 at 02:31 PM


Cool, thanks!




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[*] posted on 12-26-2014 at 03:49 PM


wonder where they got balsa wood? prolly the first surfer in Baja to stand upright, at least with a foto to prove it!



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[*] posted on 12-26-2014 at 03:56 PM


danged sweepers! everywhere you look!:lol:
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[*] posted on 12-26-2014 at 04:24 PM


Hi, Woody! The native canoe was called a "balsa," but made from tied bundles of reeds.
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[*] posted on 12-26-2014 at 04:45 PM


"Sweepers" haha.. I call them dippers.. Looks like they are dipping a big spoon in the guacamole
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[*] posted on 12-26-2014 at 05:29 PM


Thanks güéribo... love the time machine photos!



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[*] posted on 12-26-2014 at 06:13 PM


Quote: Originally posted by güéribo  
Hi, Woody! The native canoe was called a "balsa," but made from tied bundles of reeds.


my wife is Peruvian. i wonder if the reed canoes the Peruanas used 1000 years ago somehow made their way north? it seems logical as a inshore transport vehicle!




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[*] posted on 12-26-2014 at 07:22 PM


It is a shame that there are no more. If only they had thought of a transom for a trolling motor!



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[*] posted on 12-27-2014 at 08:36 AM


In northern Peru they use a log raft that is called a "balsa". It is made of balsa logs and is very common in that area. I made a trip to Punta Sal 4-5 years ago and used one for a free diving vehicle. They had mounted a small outboard on this one.

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[*] posted on 12-27-2014 at 11:28 AM


I'm going with the oldest standup paddle photo in the SOC.
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