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all of the white drips you see are from sanding out and buffing the gell cote
This next shots are from a few months after the bottom paint. Looked a lot prettier when it was fresh but the rain water affects the color
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The rudder was in bad shape. Completely saturated with water. You can see were some previous owner drilled random holes to drain. Their patch job eventually leaked as well. I dug a hole in the ground and dropped the rudder out to work on in the garage. I sanded down to the gelcoat and drilled 5/16 holes every 3x3 inches. Then i let the core dry out for about 2 months, refilled with penetrating epoxy. Put 4 cotes of barrier paint back on and bottom painted.
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