My bet is big raccoon for sure, head is too small for bear and the colour is a dead give away. I've seen lots of bear cubs up close and they are always black. Plus by this time of year cubs would be much larger than that. Here's a pic from Aug 22, you can add at least another 10lbs two months later with the fall pig out.
I don't see a bear. But possible a big momma raccoon and a few kits.. momma's can get pretty big. Unless there's a light back drop bears are incredibly hard to see.
Might be a fully welded hull.
be funny having a riveted on patch.
a new twist to the welded vs riveted hull.
Hard to repair the ones that crack because of a design flaw or error in the build.