hobie soft decks ?

[Guest Keith McNeil]

Hi all,

I see that some Hobies suffer from soft decks .What is soft decks & can it be fixed at a reasonable price ? also by whom ?

I did consider buying a hobie 17 at one stage but not sure now if problems that these boats may have will be worth the trouble .

Macka

[bush pig]

Hi macka

give John Kersh a ring at Warnervale Fibreglass Products he does most hobie repairs at a good price and is very good workmanship He is at Wyee Point 02 43591460 or 0438591460 Hope this helps

Bill King

[Catboy]

Hobies can suffer from this,and a lot are left out in the weather for years which probably does not help,other cats are also prone to this,it pays to look after your investment.

http://beachcatsaustralia.ning.com/

[seabreeze]

Hi i had a h16 with soft decks forrard of posts

but drilled one eighth inch holes

about 20 aside near spongy delamination atop deck

careful to drill through to bottom delam only and not right through ...

spent hours poking chopped up fibreglass mat into the holes

mix up some catalyst and poly resin

about 2% catalyst

inject into holes with syringes available from chemists

when dry sand and i filled the holes with two pack epoxy resin

if you flick warm water onto the epoxy resin it hastens dry time and you can get a smoooth finish

it works great and stiffens everything up sweet

little bit ugly but highly effective

was going to later paint repair job with white flocoat

but apparently poly vinyl resin won't stick to epoxy resin...

however epoxy resin will stick to poly vinyl resin

so suggest maybe you skip using 2 pack epoxy to later fill the holes

(the resin you syringe in sinks a bit as dries)

good luck