I think the crack formed from the installation of the gas fill. It doesn't travel "down" so to speak, its definitely just the gunnel.
I plan on bracing it up into its correct position with a bottle jack/block, and glassing it back into place from underneath in bulk to add strength to it. I may even add a few permenant braces under the gunnel so in the future people grabbing it and stepping on it don't re-crack it. Then on top I can sand the area down and use west system to fill in the cracks, and refinish so it looks nice and clean again.
Otherside is still strong, its just that rear section on the port side.
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