...looks like a crime scene!this is the current progress of my laser, its mostly when i cant sleep ill sneak out to the garage and do some fiberglass work. but as of now this is where im at. if anyone has any ideas, let me know. the daggarboard slot repair i did a while ago, and ive taken her out already, and this boat is solid, but the weight of the boat is amazing me, as of now shes at 133lbs. im impressed.
What I do on a restoration is once I have sanded the gouges and scratches and filled them with west system and a filler (406/407) like you did, I will completely fair the hull. Starting with a fairly aggressive grit sand paper and working in cross hatch patterns spending equal time at all stations to insure equality in the finish. I get down to 220 and start to clean up for paint. I will either spray on Awlgrip(I have a pro shoot this for me) or would use Perfection with a roller and brush to tip it. If you take the time to properly fair the bottom you will have an incredibly smooth bottom that is better than new, you will have not only smoothed out the scratches but also the highs and lows, imperfections of the mold when it was made.
With stress cracks, Ihave had good luck with a primer before painting, fills in little voids
Can you actually sand off gel coat and then re-apply it in a reasonable amount of time?
My old boat has a horrible gel coat color which is covered up by a decent rattle can spray job.
... but im looking for a couple of things. ... and these decals that are in the picture ive attached. i know i can go get them made by fast signs but i dont know the measurements. if some one can help me out that would be fantastic.