goatram: I am with you on that the hull will stay bare, no more worries of scratching the paint
mojomizer: boat is a 1991 24ft hull built by Design Concepts for the Mariposa County Sheriff's dept. Mercruiser 496mag i/o with a Bravo2 drive gets her going close to 55mph WOT 30gph
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. Cruises at 30mph 12gph or something like that.
I will try posting some more pics but re-sizing the pics took forever
Kevin I thought of using a stripper but ended up sanding it by hand. Thanks for the tip on 3M scotch-brite belts, didn't realize they make them.
When you suggested etching the hull after the sanding did you mean etch it in preparation for painting or just etch it and leave it like that. Why would you etch it if you did not want to paint it?
Thank you guys!