So next i treated the ash strips with a combination of Tung oil and solvent.   The “Real Milk Paint Company” makes products the way paints etc used to be made b4 the (wonderful?) age of modern petrochemicals    See this link if interested in using, btw the stuff i used was a mix of tung oil and orange solvent which now is harder to come by. So the half/half is made with Pine oil at this point.

https://www.realmilkpaint.com/shop/oils/half-and-half/

OK so anyway the ash got treated (read: waterproofed) and then I started fitting onto the boat.  First inside strips and then outer, using lots of clamps.  The black marks you can see on the upper edge of the hull are the locations of the original screw holes.  You are told to avoid using the same locations.   So with a lot of fitting the new strips were carefully reattached to the boat.  Suddenly i realized that this is a very nice design.  The wood gives it an organic trim, just enough structure and a great look.  It will require an occasional reapplication of the tung oil mix but that shouldn’t b a problem.  Also i am storing it indoors over winter (garage loft).  Also the seats and cross member are not attached in the picture, just put into the boat to make sure they will fit later.