[Matt1121]

Hey Jon-

I just did the same project on a really old Aquasport at my friend's shop.

Here is how I did it...

1) Put the boat on jack stands and blocks
2) Spread a plastic drop cloth under the boat and work area
3) Put on a tyvek painters suit, a good respirator with full face shield, gloves and a painters hood.
4) Get a good paint scraper
5) Apply Dolphinite's gel bottom-paint remover. be sure to glob it on thick...dont brush it thin like paint. After the bottom is completely covered....wait a couple of hours until paint bubbles. (I ran out of the dolphinite stuff with a little bit left so i went out to the hardware store and bought that strip-eeze stuff. It worked okay in a pinch, but wasnt nearly as thick as the Dolphinite gel and it smelled much worse)
6) Then start scraping

7) After the bottom has been completely scraped and has dried, you'll probably need to hit the bottom with a DA and 80grit paper. Be sure to use a dust collection system because there is still bottom paint on boat.
8)Finally, dispose of drop cloth and paint scrapings in environmentally sensitive manner....don't throw em in the trash cause you'll be drinking that stuff after it seeps into your water supply.

Good luck.

Ed