Well I have a 6 gallon air tank, orbital sander, and boat stripped down to nothing already. Friends father-in-law does boat restoration for a living, so can get some help along the way. Its going to be a slow go of it, but I figure I have enough mechanical knowledge to figure it out. Been reading on it for a few months, its like painting a car, with a bigger tip, and paint that cures faster. I've talked to some body shop guys that said they could do it, but wouldn't stand behind it since it wasn't their specialty. I've got access to spray guns, power tools, basically most everything I need. It will be about 7 times cheaper to buy the equipment and do the work myself than to tow it to arkansas and have it done professionally. If nothing else, I will sand the boat down and let a professional gel it, since the sanding is the time consuming part. should knock the price down a good bit, but, if it all works out, I may be able to earn some side money doing it.