Four new ribs are bent over the canoe hull prior to installation.
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They are then secured in their curve while getting the canoe ready for them.
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Which includes removing the old broken ribs. They had to remain in place while bending because once removed there is not a whole lot of the canoe left!
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And here they are all installed.
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The old canoe is starting to regain some structural integrity. Now the work of reinstalling the removed planking can get started.
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