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I will be flipping my 15 Whaler next week to restore the exterior hull. My anticipated usage is to trailer it for a season or two and then find a marina to store it and launch from long term. That said, I reach out to the community here at whalercentral to look for best path forward.

I have sourced a sandblaster to come and blast off the anti foul and barrier coat off for $460. The bottom does have a couple of rashes from nicking hard structures. Should I go ahead and blast it down to the gelcoat and start from scratch or simply sand off obvious scars, repair, recoat with barrier coat, and paint on anti-foul? What are the opinions on having anti-foul paint if trailered long term?

If I opt for epoxy paint on the bottom rather than anti-foul, would I still be able to add it later? Not sure what the next step should be since I'm a newbie at this

Thanks

Ken