To gelcoat or not to gelcoat, that is the question

I must say this forum is a wealth of knowledge and experience and appreciate the comradery. I am currently restoring a 67 and 71 Sunfish. The 71 is mint, the 67 not so much. The 67 I have blind patched hull holes and found the gelcoat was shot meaning lots of little fine pock craters. My plan is to sand down, fair, sand out, clean with acetone than the big question to paint or gelcoat. I have scoured this forum, found lots a great information. My dilemma is that I leave the boat in the water...

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