Tsunami floor restore

[floorboy]

Yeah ok it's a 79' But Tsunami is a cooler name than Sceptre.

I am looking to restore the floor in my.....sceptre. When I bought it last year there was carpet glued in it (poorly done)
I pulled the carpet last summer hoping the glue would wear off, but it didn't. I can get the glue off no problem but I am left with a less than perfect floor yet.
What I would like to do is regelcoat it. Is this stupid, or should i paint it? To be honest the painting idea doesnt turn me on for some reason, I know you guys do it all the time. Just...I don't know, I would rather regel it if its not too big of a deal. Is this dumb? Can I get gelcoat to match (close)? The boat has always been stored inside, but I am sure ther is some fading in it. Even at that, I want to do the while floor so that makes very little difference.
There are a couple of repairs to do first.

1. Some corn nut drilled a hole under the seat on the stbd side. Thinking of just putting a little foam in under it and getting it set in place then injecting some cabosil? in around the edges. Then grinding it down and glassing over it?? What do I need for mat?



This is through the stringer. Do I dare try to get away with this or do I need to chop the floor out to patch it??


Hatch covers before adhesive removal



after





They look pretty good in pictures but up close there are a few defects I would like to fix.

I also plan on pulling the tank as long as I am at it. Chipmunks ran through it before I bought it and there is a never ending supply of foam pieces and nut shells floating around in the bilge.



Welcome to 1979.



The foam is dry, tank is good. What is the easiest way to get the foam out from around the tank? Long sawzall? I can only get dug down about 1/3 of the way to the bottom. The main reason I want the tank out is so I can get under the motor to do some bilge work...pumps ect.

Thanks