[quote=mattson]For what it's worth, I got a great deal on a Hobie 18, that had a large area delaminated. Basically, it was the area of the deck between the crossbars where you sit. Almost the entire width of the deck, and about 3 to 4 feet long. I drilled holes in a grid, about 2 inches apart, and injected epoxy. One problem here is the amount of epoxy, and heat dissipation. Once the stuff started cooking off, I moved the boat away from the house and cars as I thought it may catch on fire. It was that hot. Once cured, it was solid as a rock. That was over a decade a go, and I have sailed the hell out of the boat, including channel crossings to the islands. I've got another small delam repair just forward of the forward crossbar on the starboard side. It has increased in size and I just repaired it again. That one has me spooked, and I am considering replacing the hulls. If you are getting an inch of play when you press down, I'd say the injection method will have such a large mass of epoxy that you risk a fire. That would be my concern in this case.[/quote]
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