Hi everyone. I am brand new to the board, and new Hobie 16 owner. Unfortunately my boat was on the wrong side of a 'hit and run'. The port hull was the only thing damaged. A 1 foot section of the hull (about 8 inches from the bottom of the hull) was torn. The hull doesn't cave in completly but would more than likely take in water. I'm not too interested in seeing my boat will sink, because I think it will. Since this is the first boat I have owned I was wondering if this is something I can have fixed at a boat repair shop or if I will have to order a new hull for the boat. It is an older boat, 1978, so it has the yellow hulls. Does the hull color make it more difficult to fix it? Is it even possible to order a new yellow hull or do they only come in white now? Thanks for everyones help. I wish I could have started off my posting with a happier question, but at least I was able to have some good times on the boat for about a month before this happened.
