Great idea with the putty knife. The main sheet works well too, but only if the cams are in good shape.
One the other hand, filling the cam would probably not fall under the "class legal" category. The basic rule in the Hobie Class Rules is, if it's not in the Hobie Class Rules, it's NOT legal. I'm not going to spend time digging through the book looking for this, but if someone finds a rule that would allow this, let us know.
Mike
This is the quote from the general rules section:
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7. DESIGN FEATURES AND APPROVED CHANGES Nothing may be changed or removed from any Hobie Cat that will in any way alter the structural integrity, design function, or built in safety fea-tures of the boat. All changes shall have prior written approval. Provided they do not change the basic design and configuration, approved changes are: stronger gudgeons; stronger pig-tails; larger diameter wires and running rigging; reinforced flanges not affecting water flow. Except as allowed in these rules, any changes or additions that in any way can be construed as speed devices are not class legal.
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I think this would be considered strengthening existing structure rather than a speed device and therefor legal.
