What vacuum process are you talking about?You mean vacuum bagging? Really not necessary on a Hobie. I would brace up the inside of the hull with woo...

Can you look inside your port and see if the inner skin is cracked?

I wouldnt be looking for a new(er) hull unless the soft spots were in front of the crossbars or along the hull sides. On a H18 this area gets the most...

When I cut my top deck off I was expecting to find just a delamed core,but instead the core and glass were completely cracked. The inner skin is just...

Injected epoxy will be heavy and very brittle, a bad feature in a deck. If you heard a crack more than likely your core and inner skin is broken. I k...

Genmar - I would like to try my hand against another h18, what's RR3? Where do you sail in NC? I am in Wilm/Wrightsville. Super fun regatta. ...

Actually you will find the 18 is a much better 1up boat. Its way to heavy and slow with two people. My 18 is my main ride ,but I dont bother racing it...