restoring an old Mirror Dinghy, advice needed

[eversmiling]

Hi ,I was given a Mirror Dinghy in serious need of repair. It has no boards in bow or stern and was left unpainted in a leaky shed. I have removed the rotten boards of the hull and now have what I call a boat skeleton, not having experience nor nautical terms.I was given a board to cut a new stern board from but find it very heavy it is solid Ash wood .I don't know what it was made of in the kit. Has anyone any idea? I thought to fix it in place for stability before going further.The Piece in the front of the prow is also missing and I have to replace the other two sections of the prow & hull which it would have joined, which would be butt- jointed to the bottom lengths of the hull. Apart from offering me a match has anyone any advice for me?

[Peerie Maa]

First off, post pictures so that we can see what you are talking about. Post them to a picture hosting site like Photobucket, and copy the url into your post.
Secondly read this thread.
http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthre...ar-should-I-go and
http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthre...-Mighty-Pippin

I believe that Mirrors were made entirely of plywood, the only solid wood being in the rub rails etc, so your slab of ash is probably best kept for something else.