My wife’s family grew up using this canoe and she would like to paddle it again. Really odd construction. The hull is fiberglass with thin faux wood ribs. 15’ 6”s long and a 38” beam. I believe it is a Mansfield by Stowe Canoe Co. I’m not looking to make it new again, just usable. I have long enough spruce for new in and outer gunwales. One of the decks is toast and the bottom needs repainted. The big question is some of the ribs are dry rotted and cracked. Not falling apart, but not great. I was thinking once the varnish is off to use penetrating epoxy. The tricky bit is that about halfway down the sides the ribs are glassed into the bottom. Can I fair the epoxy into the existing glass? Any other method advisable?
Thanks
Bob
Thanks
Bob