Got out to the boat Sunday with some nicer weather. I got her flipped over and started stripping the bottom. I thought I could get the whole bottom stripped, but it was much more time consuming than I thought. The original factory paint really put up a fight against the stripper - it's on there pretty solid. As you can see, I got half the bottom stripped and wire wheeled all rivets and seams down to clean aluminum. I'm gonna Gluvit every seam and rivet below the waterline on the outside, then prime and paint. I've decided to go with Tractor Supply's Implement and Tractor paint with their catalyst mixed in. I've heard guys have great luck with that. Gonna roll it on good and thick after self etching primer. With the freeboards, I'm gonna sand smooth, prime where I patch up some holes, spray paint, and then clear coat after any graphics/striping I decide on. The paint on the freeboards is in pretty good shape and all that stripping seems a bit unnecessary, especially since I won't be using Gluvit on every rivet and seam above the waterline. Before and after pic of stripping below: