I have wet sanded the deck as recommended and it looks great, I started with 220 grit and worked up to 1200, after polish it looks close to new except stripes which I plan on repainting with easy poxy. I subsequently sanded the hull to remove old paint, in the process I found some old epoxy patches, just 3 and they appear to cover small leaks as I can find no evidence inside the hull. assuming they are water tite pending leak test how should I redo the hull? I have access to a body shop and am considering trying to re gel coat it, I have also thought of painting as well, please weigh in. I am currently drying the boat out and I need to refoam one of the stryrofoam blocks. One finall consideration for hull coating as there seems to be soft spots on either side of the dagger board, I have been told this is normal but I was not sure if this might cause new gel coat to crack, can I fabricate a stringer in side the hull or possibly layer some fiberglass in this area prior to repainting or gel coat? Will epoxy adhere properly to old gel? Thanks for any input and thanks for previous guidance, Brettl