Complete Rough Sanding ... Check!

Another 1:20 hours today and all, we'll almost all, the gel coat is off. Asked Phil to move the stands and blocking so we can get the surfaces under them too. Still need to clean up around thruhulls too.

Dark and oozing blisters are very easy to spot on the sanded fiberglass hull. It's a simple matter to dig out the blister with the 24 grit paper we're using to sand the bottom.

As evidenced by the pictures below it seems seawater is penetrating voids in the shoe and working its way to the iorn ballast.

About a week after sanding the show, rust colored water stains it.

An hour after sanding the stain off, drops of clear water appear.