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Many Whalers were shipped with the wires in place but had a plug in the bow for the optional light. I'm not sure that what I have is Whaler but I like its size and quality. I'll be back at my boat next weekend and I'll take pictures of the bow light that was on mine. It is small and made by Perko. I paged through their catalog and it's no longer made. I think it was probably not Whaler specific and with the measurements you can keep an eye out for "vintage bow light" on eBay. There is usually a good selection of NOS lights on there. I don't like the big lights on the 13' either. Especially that you have to drill the bow through and through. The stern light was made by Perko and I believe you can still get them through Whaler. It's specially made for Whaler as it has a stainless shaft. Perko makes a similar light but it has an aluminum shaft. You can get those from most marine supply catalogs. The fittings are still stocked by Whaler and also Specialty Marine.

About that stern damage again. I remembered after I posted before that when I removed the damaged area and some of the (dry) foam around it it smelled like gas. Maybe years of spilled gas ate the foam and caused delamination of the fiberglass there.