So, I got started this week on the repairs I needed to do on the hull. I started out by DA blocking the repair areas until they were relatively smooth, then they got filled and blocked out.

Went over to West Marine and picked up some marine primer, and spot primed the repair areas. Then blocked it all out.

The last two days I worked on it, I removed all the through-hull hardware, and got to sanding the rest of the hull. I went over the entire hull with a DA and 80 grit. This allowed me to smooth out 26 years of beach dragging, trailer marks, and dock scratches. I ended up sanding it pretty aggressively, and faired the bottom during the process.

This evening, I was able to get her into a final coat of primer, so all I have to do is block it lightly to get rid of the sanding scratches and start thinking about paint.

The above pic is tonight's end result. All primed up and guide-coated, so now we move to wet sanding and prep for paint.