back at the bridge veteran Neil Eklund and his crew get to work building their
and his crew get to work building their
and his crew get to work building their 28 ton raft I’ll tell you right now it’s
28 ton raft I’ll tell you right now it’s
28 ton raft I’ll tell you right now it’s cold seriously cold
cold seriously cold
cold seriously cold Lara’s up to his waist out there
Lara’s up to his waist out there
Lara’s up to his waist out there Neil’s not walking on the slick log must
Neil’s not walking on the slick log must
Neil’s not walking on the slick log must be a genetic thing today we’re gonna
be a genetic thing today we’re gonna
be a genetic thing today we’re gonna start spiking together the raft
this late in the season whether on the
this late in the season whether on the Yukon can turn on a dime
Yukon can turn on a dime
Yukon can turn on a dime that’s cold work and the cold windy
that’s cold work and the cold windy
that’s cold work and the cold windy morning means Neil’s crew has no time to
morning means Neil’s crew has no time to
morning means Neil’s crew has no time to waste
waste
waste yeah you know we’re racing the weather
yeah you know we’re racing the weather
yeah you know we’re racing the weather here it ain’t getting closer to spring
here it ain’t getting closer to spring
here it ain’t getting closer to spring it’s getting closer to winter so we got
it’s getting closer to winter so we got
it’s getting closer to winter so we got to get rolling we got to get this thing
to get rolling we got to get this thing
to get rolling we got to get this thing done or we’re gonna get iced in here we
done or we’re gonna get iced in here we
done or we’re gonna get iced in here we won’t even make it down river with Dawn
we’re gonna build a raft that’s about 30
we’re gonna build a raft that’s about 30 feet wide and about 70 feet long we’re
feet wide and about 70 feet long we’re
feet wide and about 70 feet long we’re gonna get a basically a box built two
gonna get a basically a box built two
gonna get a basically a box built two big logs one on each side couple cross
big logs one on each side couple cross
big logs one on each side couple cross poles and then we can start feeding the
poles and then we can start feeding the
poles and then we can start feeding the logs in with the box frame secure the
logs in with the box frame secure the
logs in with the box frame secure the next step is to maneuver more than two
next step is to maneuver more than two
next step is to maneuver more than two dozen smaller logs to fill in the base
but we’re gonna get those overs tight as
but we’re gonna get those overs tight as we can before they’re special this one
we can before they’re special this one
we can before they’re special this one needs to go way the heck up there right
needs to go way the heck up there right
needs to go way the heck up there right hold on we’re gonna try to scoot this in
hold on we’re gonna try to scoot this in
hold on we’re gonna try to scoot this in a little all right
a little all right
a little all right you hooked I took real good respectful
you hooked I took real good respectful
you hooked I took real good respectful I’ll show you an old Swedish trick
under Neil’s expert direction the raft
under Neil’s expert direction the raft is taking shape
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