Scrape Metal

The keel saga continues.
While a storm is raging out there (the third in two weeks), I am in the garage working on Mekicevica's keel.
Next step is to clean back to sound metal. I start by scraping-off the bottom paint with a chisel.

The laborious process of removing the bottom paint.

This is a lot of work but avoids the toxic dust produced by dry sanding, or the equally toxic mess made by wet sanding. It is also more environment friendly than chemical stripping.