covering with glass fibre and resin adds weight faster than strength.

one method of recovering canvas is to use heat shrink dacron. Platt
Monfort has an inexpensive booklet of instructions at www.gaboats.com.
you'd have to replace any bad wood for strenght but you don't have to
stretch the dacron or fill it like you do the canvas. I don't know about
making up your own ribs as they are usually half round to save weight.
(You could try the oak trim at your local home improvement store if its
not full of finger joints.)

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