Hi all! I've got a 1974 Cat 22 that I acquired for free... yeah! But it did need some repairs. The boat had sat on its trailer for about three years and at one point the cockpit drains plugged with leaves and filled the back end with water, hence I had a nice crack in the port hull where the trailer board ends. I cut a 4x6" section out and repaired from inside the hull... looks great. The other major repair was at the keel hanger mounts. One of the bolts had broken in the bushing while removing the keel. While trying to extract it I noticed alot of pitting around the bushings so I began to probe with my dremel and found alot of hollow and soft spots where water had intruded and begun to breakdown the glass. One bushing had to be ground out completely and replaced and I packed the others tight with a marine epoxy putty. These repairs made, I then decided to refinish her. I had taken her off the trailer to repair the trailer and had her hanging in slings. I decided to get creative and rolled her on her sides in the slings. It has been much easier to sand her this way!!! I was just wondering if anyone else had ever attempted to do it this way ??? I'm taking it down to the gelcoat and plan to use an expoxy barrier coat followed by an epoxy bottom paint with teflon. Any suggestions here? I will not be leaving the boat in the water at this time so didn't see the need to use an anti-fouling paint. I'd appreciate any comments, suggestions, or opinions anyone would like to offer. This is my first sailboat and hope to have it completely refurbished by the spring. Thanks..... Chad