Hi Trevor,
some hints that may be helpful.

To strip the paint from the boat use a good quality stripper and most importantly a good quality scraper. The standard scraper [flexible stainless steel with a wooden handle is OK but has to be pushed and can easily dig in to the timber. Each of these blemished then need attention at some later stage.

The scraper I ended up using has a long stiff handle with a small right angle at the end holding a tungsten blade which was pulled along the surface and also easy to control the downward pressure. About $40.00 but worth every cent.

If the boat has good lines avoid removing the epoxy filler used for fairing as you will have to 'replace' it later on and this adds lots of work. It is only the paint [undercoat and topcoat and primer] that needs to be removed.

You will then need to sand the hull smooth, avoid removing to much [any] timber. If you are going to use an electric sander get a good quality random orbital sander but take it easy. I would not use it to remove the paint though.

As a previous post has indicated the next step is the sealer, I used multiple coats of the 2 pack Everdure, keep applying till you get a smooth glossy finish.

Then fill and fair any dints, scratches with epoxy putty. Spend some time on this as any imperfections will show thru on the final job.

A spray on primer filler can now be applied [I wish I had done this step] and sanded for smooth lines on the boat. Then its a couple of undercoats then about three topcoats.

As for the final coat, even with my non-existent spraying skills the sprayed finish of reaction lacquer was streets ahead of the brush finish of the new 'Perfection' brush on.

I contacted the manufacturer on this for advice.
They do not recommend spraying as the paint is slower drying than the reaction lacquer [now discontinued] and will not 'flash' dry [which allows multiple coats on the fly]. They indicated if sprayed it would result in runs and sags. I would not consider using 'Perfection' again.

All in all a fairly big job, but if done properly will result in a great looking boat.

I guess the main points are:
1. Use a quality scrapper
2. Don't remove to much of the epoxy filler
3. Spend time on carefully filling all scrathes and dents.
4. Spray the paints wherever possible.
5. Enjoy the experience!!

Paul Wiggins
Canberra