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OFD, nice boat!!

I too have a 1978 13' Sport and know of the cracks you mention. I talked to a fiberglass man who spent 30 years at Nauset Marine and he said it's next to impossible to fix the cracks. He stated they will ultimately reappear. He said the only way to fix them is to re-gelcoat the boat and that is beyond my budget. He said I could paint it but did not recommend doing so.

He advised me to just look at the boat as an almost 40 year old classic and overlook them. I took his advice.

I see where the forward hatch on your boat is a little different than mine. My boat has a piece of mahogany that is about 2.5' long and maybe 10" wide.

One piece of advice,,,If you run your boat at night, get a new anchor light. I bit the bullet and purchased a new anchor light assembly from Sue at Twin Cities and that sucker is about 3' tall but will hopefully keep me from getting run over in case we are out late.