Howdy!

My brother in-law has a 1978 H-18 with a large soft spot on the top of one of the hulls. The soft spot runs from the rear of the dagger board to the rear beam and is about 6-8” wide. Can this be repaired and what is the best approach? I was considering drilling holes through the gel coat (not through the fiber underneath) and injecting a resin with epoxy and filler. Will this work on such a large soft spot? Or, should we cut a hole in the hole and then patch the top? If I try the filler approach on a portion of the soft spot and it doesn’t work, will it be much more difficult to repair from the inside? Thanks a bunch.

Mike