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I have a very old 1973 16' model which is in OK condition. The original gel coat was in really bad condition so in 2003, I gel coated the inside. With Heat, Cold sun and rain, the application which i put in the boat is now spider cracking and basically in bad shape. Since this is a 1973 and I have no desire to sand the crap out of it for new application of Gel coat, do you think I could use a media such as sand or Beads to sandblast the inside just to make rough enough for an epoxy coat? I was thinking with all the small areas it would be just so much easier to hit it with a blaster then 80 grit for 100 hours.

Any ideas would be help full as I would love to make this nice but really don't have the time to do a proper restore.

I just need the epoxy to have something to adhere to?

I know this is a foul to those who have the time and money to fully restore her, but I don't have either and this is just a weekend boat.

Thanks guys.

(corrected typo in year 1973)