If the boat was full of water and sitting on a trailer, there was a LOT of weight inside concentrated on the areas of the hull right off the ends of the bunkboards. Check there for hairline cracks along the inner corners of the simulated hull planks. My 1974 M 17 hull failed there. The fix was straight forward though. 17's are worth the effort to repair.
Fair winds,Tom B
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