I need a little help.....

The port hull on my Hobie 18M has a soft spot about 2feet x 1 foot.

Is their a way to fix the side of the hull? How?

Thanks
Todd Hubbell
Thibodaux, LA 70301

Check out this method on the Hobie Cat Support Web site:

Delamination Repairs

Will this work for the side of the hull? Are their anyother types of fixes?

Todd

It will work anywhere there is delamination of the fiberglass skins to the core.

(Short answer - yes, it will work on the sides. You probably would want to disassemble the boat and set the hull up on saw horses so that the side is horizontal.)

The only other fix I know (and you may be headed there anyway, depending on where the soft spot is) is to replace the hull.

Don't let this happen to you:

So what is the long answer? I'm thinking of trying to do the "Epoxy fix" on the side of the hull after Mardi Gras (Feb 8)

How do you take a hull off?
At what point should I look a getting a new hull?

Thanks
Todd H.
Thiboduax LA 70301

Todd

You take the hulls off by removing the bolts on the front and rear crossbars. There are 4 bolts per hull that you have to remove. One inner and outer for the front crossbar and one inner and outer for the rear crossbar. The outer ones you can see from the top, but the inner ones are under the deck lip at the crossbar. You'll need an allan wrench to remove these. You do not have to remove the dolphin striker to remove the hulls. It only looks that way.

Judging from the year of your boat the bolts are probably welded in place from electrolysis. A lot of patience and tapping is needed if this is the case.

Good luck