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Kamie, This is just my opinion, but I think you have two options. You have had this boat for a long time, you have been writing about restoring it for years, so you must have an emotional attachment to it. I've searched the internet to find someone with pics that replaced the floor in a 13 footer but no luck. As you know the floor is not plywood flat. A few years ago I restored a bass boat that was foam filled beneath the floor and water intruded into the foam and the plywood floor was soft. It was a fairly easy job, I ripped out the old floor and dug out the foam. the boat had glass stringers, So I just screwed new plywood down, filled the cavities with foam put some carpet on the plywood and everything was new. Not so on your Whaler. Personally, I can't think of a way to make it look original, and if it looks odd with a flat floor, well it won't be worth what is costs to do that job. I would give up on it, and donate it to a nice fish restaurant who would use it for a decoration. You might get a few fish dinners out of it too.