I got all the paint of using various scrapers and a heat gun, I know some of you might think that is extreme but there was four coats of paint on the boat, white, blue, yellow, white. The yellow paint was the hardest to remove until it was warm, at which point it pealed off as did the top white paint. Had a good look around the boat, a couple of small cracks where the deck met the hull, these have been stuck with Alphatic wood glue. There are a few digs and scrapes on the hull these will be filled in with a decent wood filler, the type that uses a catalyst to set. the inside of the hull looks sound as it had been varnished in its former life, I have still coated it with some resin to ensure the old glue holds in place. Casemite gets really brittle with age
I have a long list of things to do on the model, but I think it will be worth it in the end, more photos to follow