Which end do you start at?

When you eat a hotdog, the most serious question always is "which end to bite into first?".  Since of course a wooden fishing boat looks just like a hotdog, that's exactly what I've been thinking the past few days as I observe it there in the garage.  So, first things first, I believe I'll need to eat a hotdog.  (thanks to MushingTV on Facebook for the photo)  But seriously folks, I'm glad that I haven't had time to do any serious damage to it yet since my weekday evenings are occupied with eating and watching TV and Netflix.

My first inclination was to start poking around on the boat and chipping out the rotten wood.  But I'm thinking now that I should restart the process and determine the second thing to do second.

So my plan is (chime in here anyone that knows better):

1. Remove all the attached parts such as the railings and trim pieces and moldings and seats
2. Get a big bucket of paint and varnish remover and then scrape off the paint and varnish from the surface of the wood and hose it down in the driveway
3. Let the boat dry in the garage during the week while I go back to eating and watching TV
4. Stare at it each morning until the answer comes on the third thing to do third OR who's on first and what's on second...