Converting PDF to Illustrator

I've got a PDF that seems to open OK in Illustrator, it was originally produced by a CAD program:
http://www.bavariayacht.info/downloads/Schematic%20Panel%2020.pdf
However, none of the text is rendered as text, instead each character is made up of a multitude of paths.
Is there anything I can do to fix this?

It contains no fonts, so all the text has been outlined...when it happens to me, i patiently replace all text with new editable text, and it's boring.
You can even try with an OCR like this, but i'm not sure how effective it'll be...

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I have tried that way, but the downside is that the fonts are set in gray not in a 100%K, also I have to deal with other fonts that are composites and meant to stay Full Color. I could select text by text and convert to gray but, its a 64 page document and I wouldn't want to make a expensive mistake.

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Open PDF exported from INDD in Acrobat
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Object Type: Smooth Shade (this tells Acrobat to hone in on Gradients only)
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Check Embed next to Conversion Profile (should be SWOP)
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Workaround for 2 Spot Colors in Gradients (Converts Spot Colors located in Gradient toCMYK – all other Spots stay intact)
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Object Type: Smooth Shade (this tells Acrobat to hone in on Gradients only)
Color Type: Spot Color
Check Embed next to Conversion Profile (should be SWOP)
Expand Document Colors on the right and Select the DeviceN spot color that is located in the Gradient in Color Spaces then click ok
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Please test it and let me know if you run into any issues with these workarounds. I'm always looking for new problems to solve!
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you said--"...needs to preflight directly in the Illustrator program. I've done a ton of research and have been racking my brain for the last 2 years and have finally found sufficient workarounds for this issue"
Your workarounds seem time consuming and (possibly) unnecessary for the following reasons:
1. large format printers use 4-8 colors to achieve color (so spot colors shouldn't be an issue)
2. Acrobat Pro has it's own 'preflight' function that works fairly well
additionally (don't know if you know this) there is an add-on to acrobat called 'Pitstop' (google it) that allows just about any change/correction/alteration to be made to a PDF
...and...opening a PDF in illustrator (that wasn't created in illustrator--do you know how to determine this?) can lead to many problems i.e. gradients dropping out, text reflow, etc.
as far as testing your workarounds, seriously, who has the time when there are tools available that make using them unnecessary (this assumes that you have created these 'workarounds' to match your worflow--but a nearly pure PDF workflow should work in this day and age, depending on your RIP and software).

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Mark

Thanks a lot for your help guys. The option with opening psd file in illustrator works best:)
I've tried opening pdf before but it seems to work fine when there are just a few simple shapes.
@Mylenium: I didn't have different blending modes, only normal. One rasterized layer as background and about 100 shapes layers above. Most of them being text layers converted to shapes. Nothing too fancy:)
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Hi
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In photoshop you can open the pdf the just save as .jpeg.
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http://forums.adobe.com/thread/762863?tstart=0
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evershowed = ever showed?
fesature = feature?
red = read?
whn = when?
throough = through?
questi = question?
effeciently = efficiently?
remarksjust = remarks just?
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injesting = suggesting? injecting? requesting??
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I'm crushed. Inconsolable. I expect you'll probably have to look that last word up.
Wade_Zimmerman said: And if you wish tutorials on typing I suggest doing a search on google.
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