Here are the final photos of my 20 year old Diablo.  This has been a sad day for me.  
Lessons learned -

• AC ply is only suitable for boats that can be stored upside down and kept dry between uses.

• Kiln dried spruce can and will rot if left in contact with the ground.

• Wooden boats last longer near the ocean,  fresh water kills them.

• Mahogany is a great wood.  No rot in any of the mahogany supports for the seats. 
• White oak is also very rot resistant. 
• Fir is the best of the soft woods and outlasts the spruce 2:1. 
• Don't skimp on the final finish.  Smooth and well coated, this boat could have lasted a lot longer. 
• I may try treating my next boat with Dave Carnell's mixture of ethylene glycol prior to finishing.  

Oh well...enjoy the photos.  Next boat will be white oak, cedar, fir, and mahogany.  













Floor Rot




Yellow indicates major rot.  Probably caused by glassing one surface and not the other.



This is the final photo.  The pile is about 5X2' It would fit in the Pointy Skiff.  Next is the Viking funeral.  It took 1 hour to cut the boat into bite sized pieces.