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Just a quick follow up. I used the chemical stripper on the port side of the hull, and I used MTC's chisel method on the starboard side.
I like the chisel method much better. The paint really comes off, but you have to be careful or you can gouge the gel coat. The chemical peeler worked, but when you go to scrape it off it smears and leaves a black streak. The chisel removes all of the bottom paint.
I bought a 2.5-3" chisel. I think the bigger chisel helps you to keep from rolling it and digging the corner of the chisel into the gel coat. The boat now has a smooth bottom, but there is still evidence of bottom paint in the areas where the hull was prepped with a DA sander prior to bottom painting. I've been using wet paper in the highly visible areas up in the bow, but may just leave it if the water warms up here quick.
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