repainting/refurbishing 1x recommendations

[singlesculler]

My 1x is about 15 years old and was stored outside for the last ~5 years, albeit covered (finally back inside now). The clear coat on the carbon weave in the cockpit is yellowed and starting to flake and a number of spots on the hull that have had repairs and repainted have started to get stained darker (it's a white hull) and get rough, some spots getting that crackled gator-ed look. The parts of the hull that have never been touched are still in good condition. Is there any reputable places in the Boston/New England area that you would trust with refurbishing the paint/topcoat of your 1x?

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[Sculler22]

I would strongly recommend that you contact Andy Crumpholt at CRI. His work is amazing, and he gets plenty of practice with the large, heavily used CRI fleet.

[KiwiCanuck]

Or you could ask around at auto-body paint shops.

[Withoutmercy]

It looks like a former repair was made using bondo and only single stage paint was used. Remove the old bondo and repair it with an epoxy based boat filler. Than use a 2 stage paint system.
Sand the carbon to remove the clear and re-coat with a 2 stage clear system.

[petermech]

Row America in Bridgeport Ct paints boats. You can go to their web site to fill out form to get a quote. In the mean time if you wish to remove the yellow you could try a fiberglass stain remover such as FSR or Y-10.

[singlesculler]

Thanks all, yes I was told it really should be a two-part paint sprayed on, but I don't have the equipment, or skill to do it. I'm not sure if it's worth the investment in equipment and time to learn when i could have somebody do it at a much higher quality. I'll look into these names/places. Thanks