soda or sand blaster

[step up here]

has anyone mentioned that if you strip it you should take the boat off the trailer!
also you will have one hell of a mess going on with the stripper . i never have seen a boat with any age or more than two coats of anti fouling paint after stripper ready for wax . you will see sand scratches, gouges ,chips that will still hold some of the old paint. then you should take lacquer thinner and some scotch brite to remove and clean up bottom after stripper.then you may even have to sand the bottom again to get a smooth surface . this is one job that you may never be satisfied with . answer would be to save up some money ;work a deal but i would never strip a boat over 16 feet but then again am 63years old .
good luck and be careful
i

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by step up here

has anyone mentioned that if you strip it you should take the boat off the trailer!
also you will have one hell of a mess going on with the stripper . i never have seen a boat with any age or more than two coats of anti fouling paint after stripper ready for wax . you will see sand scratches, gouges ,chips that will still hold some of the old paint. then you should take lacquer thinner and some scotch brite to remove and clean up bottom after stripper.then you may even have to sand the bottom again to get a smooth surface . this is one job that you may never be satisfied with . answer would be to save up some money ;work a deal but i would never strip a boat over 16 feet but then again am 63years old .
good luck and be careful
i

LOL I'm 66 and I wouldn't do it either. I completely agree with you. The last boat I stripped was in 1978 in Tom's River, NJ.. I learned a lot with that job... namely that it's a lot easier to have someone else do it... Someone with all the right tools, experience, etc... to me it's cheap money. My time is worth more than that.