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Originally Posted by DickR
In water shallow enough to stand on the bottom, two people can refloat the canoe, almost empty of water. All they have to do is rotate the canoe slowly on its long axis, with one edge clear of the water, while lifting. The hull is essentially rotated up and out of the water without lifting any of the water. If the canoe is completely upside down to start, simply rotate the hull to bring one edge up out of the water, then lift the hull slowly clear of the surface, then flip it quickly back onto the surface.
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When I was earning my Canoeing Merit Badge at Camp Sachem we practiced that exact technique. With another canoe to help we could easily right and empty a canoe in deep water. We would flip the canoes intentionally just to practice righting them.