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Hi all!

Long story short my uncle let us borrow his 16' 1969 sakonnet for the past few summers and I fell in love. When we had to return the boat, I started looking for myself and I picked up an old 13' hull. Apparently, it has sat in a barn for the past 10 years and is bone dry. Two people can easily pick it up, for what thats worth. I probably was overzealous when I bought the boat and took a big bite that may be hard to swallow. The paint is pretty trash and the top gel coat isnt in awesome shape, but at least the foam is (presumably) dry?

There are two damage spots on the bottom, on the port and starboard keels towards the front, probably right where the boat hits a nice plane in the water. One is more of a gash in the fiberglass, while the other is more of a 2in by 2in hole. The rubrail is trash. As I said, I probably bit off more than I can chew here, and was looking for some advice on where to start. Was thinking about just flipping her over and taking off what remains of the bottom pain and sanding to get a better idea of the damage. Any suggestions are much appreciated. Thanks again!


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http://www.whalercentral.com/infusion...r_id=36802