Well, It looks like I found a place........it ain't cheap.

Also, it seems that extruded aluminum for making the gunnel is available from Tracker Marine, so the place I'm talking with will pull the top plate, pull the rod boxes, remove the foam, beat the hell out of that dent..........fix the bent stringers........

they think there is a stringer RIGHT there that is in trouble, but they cannot tell until they pull the top plate.

Once they do all that stuff, they will also check / reweld the welds, as they do look suspect.

After the boat work is done, they will cut the gunnel out, and weld in a replacement piece.......

Then new rubrail...........

All for a very serious price ......but hey, my insurance didn't balk yet, so there is hope.

I'm hoping to have it all on the water in a month.....we shall see.