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Hi, I am the proud owner of a new-to-me 1995 15 foot Dauntless. I love the boat, it's in fabulous condition, and cleaned up to look almost new, especially the interior. I've owned other fiberglass boats before, and all of them had small cracks in what I assumed to be the gel coat. I never had any reason to believe they were structural. On my whaler, I have similar stress cracks, some on the dashboard originating from the screws that hold down the dash panel. However, there are two that I worry a little about, mostly because of where they are. There is one crack that originates from the bow eye screw and travels down a few inches along the hull. The other one starts below the whaler logo in the rear of the boat and heads down under the bottom of the boat. Neither of these cracks look deep or penetrable, and when the boat is on the trailer after being used, I have no drips anywhere. When I knock on the fiberglass on either area I don't get the impression there is any water logging issues. I guess I want peace of mind to know that they are not structural concerns. Do other people here have stress cracks on their whalers? What should I look for before I get worried? Any advice would be helpful.