[GradySailfish]

If the bottom paint is flaking at all, the use something called a 5 in 1 or a 6 in 1. Its a painters tool with a beveled scapping edge that works wonders for removing bottom paint, without the use of chemical strippes. Just find the right angle, push and you'll see the paint will fall right off. This is espcially true on hulls with many years of bottom paint on them.

As a side note, a friend was restoring a 83 Phoenix 27. The bottom paint was soooo bad that no paint removers were working well. He was going to get it sandbaster when we tried using the 5 in 1 tool.....it worked like a charm.

The chimes you can try getting with a small razor scrapper, but be careful not to put any more gouges in it then there already area.

Judging from how many gouges you have, I'd fill them with Epoxy of Vinylester Resin, and then barrier cote the bottom.