old town 16' canoe help

Hello, I have a 1958 Old Town OTCA in my shop ready for a restoration. Someone started work many years ago, replacing some areas of planking and installing new stems/inner rails. When I acquired the boat the outside rails were missing and the inner rails do not look to be the originals. Does...

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