The easy parts of the gunwales have been sanded, but the edges against the hull and all those holes between gunwale and inwale still need to be scraped and sanded to at least remove the loose paint. To get at the bottom of the gunwales on the outside I tilted the boat up. The boat has been hanging from two straps and tilting the boat only gets you so far then it slides back down. I added a third strap with one end hooked to the opposite gunwale and that allowed me to really tilt it.
While it was up, I washed a few years of dirt and grime off the bottom.
I also realized the keel has been scraped and scratched a fair amount. All those times of running it up on the beach. Not all of those beaches were pristine white sand. It should only be paint damage, as the bottom and keel have multiple layers of fiberglass.
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