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To answer your question, yes, the deck that sealed the fuel tank in, and center console was screwed to, was rotting up forward, just around the cc. It had soft spots. I saw a guide on here of someone re-coring that and keeping the orginal non skid. Very in depth guide with photos, but beyond my free time (I have 2 children, one is diagnosed autistic, the other too young for a diagnosis, but may also be on the spectrum) So I sold it and told the buyer. He was ok with it.

I think the 2001 130 sport I use now (brothers) has cracks in port side floor gel coat just aft of the gas tank. Its soft. The transom has been sealed with 5200 and has brown ooze coming out those holes.

But its got over 2500 hours easy. Probably more as we usef it 5 times a week for 20 mile offshore trips dolphin fishing in the summer for years while on school break.

Could another boat take the abuse, probably not, and for a 13 ive been in some nasty storms in the gulf stream that no other 13 would have got us home.

So ill take my wet boat. An like it.