Rotten wood removed

From what I can tell, most of the rotten wood from the underside of the boat has been removed. I was expecting much much worse. The main "bare spots" on the bottom of the boat that didn't have paint were actually not rotten at all. The bottom bow of the boat was probably the worst area... I removed a pretty deep portion, nearly reaching to the foam floatation that was put into the bow of the boat. O than that, only a few spots needed to be removed. I found the best method to "test" for rotten wood was to use the chisel to tap the wood... if it was rotten, it'd be softer, which sounded different but also didn't allow the chisel to bounce off of the wood as easily. I used a flathead screwdriver to remove wood from the bow area and used a chisel to remove wood elsewhere in places where I didn't need to reach into tight spaces.

The photo at right is BEFORE any rotten wood was removed. Most of that top triangularish piece was pretty rotten.

I also removed some of the paint/epoxy that was present in order to make a smooth transition later when I apply more epoxy.

The next step is to apply Rot Fix to the exposed wood -- the wood soaks it up and kills current rot while also helping to prevent future rot. After I've done that, I will do a bit of rough sanding, then I will fill the major areas with SculpWood and the smaller areas with an expoxy/Mahogany sawdust mix. A aluminum trim piece goes on the very front of the boat, so I'll have to get creative with the SculpWood so that the piece fits comfortably. Luckily, SculpWood is great stuff and is easy to form.