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If I had the money, time, or willingness to dedicate myself for the inordinate amount of time I read about. How the process was repeated and repeated to find it required another 5 gallons to be "absolutely perfect" after the last ten gallons weren't enough already. I say with certainty I will paint. Plus I have yet to read about an anti fouling gel coat. So I will do all I can to return the hull to the form it was designed to be, but paint is just easy and one heck of a lot cheaper.