That hydro belonged to two buddies of mine at seperate times
We also sanded it down and found the original gell, but the owner decided to take the steps needed in making the hull perfect. He spent at least 200 hours repairing the little stress cracks that it had before he sold it to my other buddy who primed it. In fact, that picture is in mouzers yard, he belongs to these boards also.
Great looking hydro, I think you will be very happy with it.
Good Luck.