We seated the keel and laser sighted it to be straight.  Found several areas that need repair under the paint.  Took off most the bottom paint with Peel Away.  About 80% done with that.  We also glassed the deck to the hull, hope this seals some leaks.

The paint stripping is a challenge.  Once the Peel Away has had time to ‘cook off’ it does not adhere very well to the paper they supply.  This may be because it is hanging upside down.  I took the boat out and pressure washed it and got a lot off the bottom, more so then just scraping.  I have one batch cooking now but I am out of the paper they supply.  So I put a batch under some thin poly film. Tomorrow we will take it out and pressure wash it again and see how that does.

Tags: naked bottom, paint striping, peel away