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I am starting to feel better about this situation. At first I thought my hull was doomed, but
I guess its just Fiberglass, and gel-coat and it can be repaired. After searching the internet, I heard that Kevlar is used in this repair. I also hear the repair may cost 3,000 to 4,000$
I am about to just rip into it and start striping the rub-rail, and gunnels down. I definitely will be in contact with whaler to see about the bulletin. As far as doing it myself, it does seem like a straight forward repair but seems like it would involve a lot of free hand sanding,and shaping on the inside. My time may be better spent on doing other things if it is in the 3 to 4 thousand ballpark. I may have to wait until my work season comes around again. Guess the fish win again this year.