the sanding means 72 and the vacuum hose 74 the vacuum hose projecting through the tool 70 and within the hood 76 proximate sanding means 72 which is not shown in the drawing of fig4 c for the sake of clarity but is to be understood that way as previously described herein the hood 76 is used to prevent the dust from escaping and is also used to enhance the suction capability of the vacuum 74 the sanding tool 70 is interchangeably affixed to the wrist 36 by a connective means 71 also usable for cleaning the surfaces analyzed and treated with fairing compound 66 are various alternative means e g a water blasting means is used in one of the tools but this requires sufficient connections for handling water and this potentially requires a drying means for use after the water blasting or power washing when water blasting is used for cleaning the pressure is adjusted for the size of the vessel less for a yacht than for a large ship furthermore particularly with large ships the present invention method involves only the steps of positioning the vessel cleaning with water blasting and analyzing for imperfections or contours before repairing and or painting an interchangeable painting tool 80 is shown in fig4 d a perspective view paint 86 is applied through a spray nozzle 82 that is supplied by hoses 85 and 87 with compressed air 84 and paint 86 respectively the painting tool 80 is interchangeably affixed to the wrist 36 by a connective means 81 it will be understood that the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed by way of example and.