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Thanks all! I was afraid the only way to truly remedy the cracks was to remove them completely. This may be way out of my league as I've never done any fiberglass work. The hull is not as severe and I think it can easily be sanded out and resurfaced as I'm sure it was not as exposed to the sun. I believe I will go ahead and use it the rest of the summer as is, and resurface the hull this winter. Can this be simply painted with a coat of gelcoat once sanded?

The motor is super cool. 1960 Merc 400E. I need to get the electric starter for it as it has been stripped out. But it runs nice and starts easily with the manual pull.

It also appears the drain holes at the rear have been replaced. I have "knocked" around all over the boat and it sounds consistent so I don't think the foam is separating anywhere.

I am a little disappointed about the year. It was sold to me as a '59. I had never really heard of Boston Whaler but once I started looking into it I was really excited to see that I had a special boat.