So I have started stripping the painted stripes off the deck and hull. By the way, it's an 87 stinger 312. The stress cracks cover 80% of the deck, but the hull is rock solid. Chris Craft must have cut corners when building these decks, I say that because the painted factory stripes were located over the heaviest concentration of the stress cracks on the deck. Don't know how yet, but I will fix this problem. I can report my progress if anyone is interested, or if anyone has ideas or suggestions.