My opinion is just that, an opinion. But being that I went through this 3 years ago I'll throw this out there. That boat is field stripped to basically a bathtub. If you're planning on repainting it then do it now. If you put it all together then I'm pretty sure the last thing you'll want to do is pull it all down again. Paint it white and put some vinyl on it for some color and put it together. Sitting on the beach sucks!!!!!!! Get that old girl on the water.