Removal of Wood Trim

Today my father and I started to rejuvenate the wood located around the hatch. After taking it off by simply unscrewing the nuts on the inside of the boat, we realized that there were some rotted portions. We are now looking at either replacing all of the wood or just the bad parts. If we keep the old wood it could have a different color compared to the new. Either way we are stripping the wood and then we will see what we are working with. Until then we are drying the wood off. If we replace the wood we are looking at a nice oak wood.

PS: There is still a decent amount of ice inside of the bilge area. We have a space heater trying to thaw it out.