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Thanks so much for the feedback. My Whaler hull is the same as an Outrage 25 built the same year. It has a cabin forward with a large deck. I believe they were built for crabbing originally. It is great for diving as it has a large deck. The boat came with twin OMC 115 Sea Drives, I think that is what you mean by Whaler Drive. I repowered in 2001, installed a bracket and put twin Honda 130 HP motors on.
The crack is on the starboard, opposite the fuel fill and there are no other cracks that I can find. I can't really call it a defect as I've had the boat in the water and used it on the ocean for 32 years.

I'm happy to hear that it sounds repairable. I will be talking to local boat yards to get some pricing and will post pictures and pricing(ouch!) when I know more.