Thanks, Robert. I appreciate hearing about your experience. I have tested the Cirtri-Strip on the bottom enough to have an idea how bad it will be to remove it from all over the bottom. I have also done some subsequent sanding to check out that process. I think you are right that it will be bad and will be bad for all the reasons you mention but, based on what I have seen, not bad enough to keep me from giving it a try. Having it done professionally is not a practical option because there is no-one within a 4 hours drive that could work on the boat and dealing with that would be its own logistical nightmare. Based on the type of use I plan with the boat, putting anti-fouling back on doesn't seem to have an advantage. Message: 8 Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 00:28:36 -0400 From: Robert Hall <bert.hall@bell.net> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"     <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: M_Boats: Plan to Refinish Montgomery 15 Bottom Message-ID: <BLU437-SMTP90DBD2F73DD4F1B8121C198AE70@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8";     reply-type=original Hi, The best advice I can offer is to have the M15 bottom stripped professionally. Two years past  my hull was in similar state to yours , the method you are proposing to get access to the bottom is similar to the one I dreamed up and I also used a stripper like that you describe.The job was a night mare mostly due to the lap strake configuration of the hull. I spent the best part of two weeks just removing the blue bottom coat and disposing of the detritus. Next came hours of sanding followed by two coats of resin and then two coats of copper based anti fouling. I swore never to repeat that undertaking. If you go ahead, you will need approximately 5 quarts of the citrus product,a variety of scraping tools, a good tarp to put under the hull,lots of disposable clothing ,mask ,goggles and lots of rags .Material costs should run between 3 &4 hundred $ Best of British Luck  and the patience of Job.. RTH.