Hi everybody,
I bought a H16 about a month ago, top of the hulls were soft but i thought it would wait til winter. We were out on lake Texhoma this weekend (great wind, not too choppy) I had to make a quick leeward turn and i heard a crunching sound. I looked down to see my right hull in front of the pylon cracked and tweaking to the left( panic 
) I will try to attach pictures or post back with url if i can't. So, for the experts, how bad is it, can i fix it, will it be too heavy, should i part it out on ebay?
HELP!!!
Sevenooh ![[Linked Image]](http://www.ddtint.com/hobie/bad crack2.jpg)
sorry about the huge jpeg
the directory of pics for this weekend is at
www.ddtint.com/hobie
the "bad crack" pics are pertinent
any help is much appreciated
Sevenoh
that hull is "past its use by date"
To repair it would probably cost more than to replace it, particularly as you said that the "hulls" are "spongy" which means that they are both probably "stuffed"
It looks as if the bow has broken "inwards" under the bridle/forestay loads.
sorry mate.
Darryl
You could tell your insurance company that "It was a collision" and try to claim a new hull.
You could give it a "Viking funeral"
You could look for another (good) second hand cat and use this one for spares.
If you know someone who would "dispose of the whole cat" without your knowledge, then claim from the insurance as a "stolen" cat.
What do you do with a boat that is stuffed??? throw good money after bad? Or learn from the experience so that your next one will not be a "dud"?
Darryl
You can save it.
I just filled soft spots, in the deck of an old 14, with epoxy and filler. There are some directions in an old "On The Wire" article.
Since you are only getting smart guy comments, I'll try to actually help.
Personally I would part it out and try to find a whole used boat that would maybe be a slight upgrade to your current boat. I had a friend part his out and he bought a used boat that was a lot nicer for less than he got out of his parts.
It looks fixable but it's not worth the hassle. You could probably buy a boat for what it would cost to have a professional fix it. If you fix it yourself it's a long labor intensive job.
Good luck whatever you decide.
Mike Hill
Tiger 1520
Get another boat, something non-hobie... and use this one for spare parts or sell the parts on e-bay.
For some strange reason, Hobie has a pretty darn good following on ebay, I'd say part it out, like the guy said, oftentimes, the parts are worth more than another boat, If you really like hobie 16's, there are abandoned ones up and down the coastline of california jsut sitting on beache, i thinlk i know where 3 are specifially, they are going to for pretty cheap these days and you proably have a great many spare parts if you want another one of these. Don't fix it, there are better routes. Check out prindles, they are a great upgrade form your hobie 16
Ouch!
A lot depends on the rest of the boat, and whether you liked sailing the design, how much you want to spend, and what your sailing goals are.
If it were me - if the rest of the gear was in good shape and I liked sailing the 16, I'd start trolling the various online classifieds for one or two used hulls. As has been pointed out, there's lot of 16s out there, you might find a good "parts boat" that's in better shape than what you already have!
Of course, that's what I set out to do when I needed a hull for my 18. There's not as many hulls for those around, and I ended up finding a deal on a Miracle 20 that I couldn't pass up. I finally got a pair of 18 hulls, assembled the whole package together, and sold it. Probably for less than I could have parted it for, but I figured it would been a long time and hassle before all the bits and pieces were carted off. Which the question for deciding to part it out - how long can you tolerate having the carcass in your yard?