The old racing canoe is now ready for tackling the broken ribs. There were so many broken ribs, all over the place that a lot of planking had to be removed. So much planking would have to be removed in order to do all of the rib repairs that there wouldn't be much left and the canoe shape could deform, so I am doing the repairs in two sessions.




Some of the old planking is still good enough to go back on, but some if it is falling apart. As it takes the same amount of time to put on new planking as it takes to replace the old planking, I put on new planking as needed.