Boating How-To’s - Remove bottom paint

What is the best way to remove bottom paint? I cant afford to have it soda blasted. Looking for easiest way to get into the tight spaces of the stepped hull. Sea Craft hull

DA sander with soft backing pad. Really tight spots by hand with block. There is no easy way and the best way is usually the most time consuming.

Avoid ingesting the dust if you are sanding.
There are chemicals on the market that really minimize the effort.

I tried a couple different chemical varities but this stuff called Jasco worked quickly and efficiently. Do Not let it sit long...comes off like butter....it also burns like a son of a....had some get thru my goggles and respirator mask while under the boat...5 seconds and I was sprinting for flushing-chem burns hurt

I used an air chisel to remove the hard layer. Yes I had some niks but filled in with marine tex. Then used a DA sander to take off the discoloration and remaing spots. Make sure you have a large air compressor or it will take for ever and burn up or blow breakers all the time.

I hand scraped the entire bottom of my 1976 21-Outrage right down to the gelcoat. Time consuming, but inexpensive....and not too much fun. It took about 20 hours, but I did it over the course of a week.

I am done and did sanding, stripper, and scraper. It does suck but it will look great with the VC epoxy on it.