ive had some leaking into my hulls whenever i sail it hard, ive been told that i should take out the leads and fill the holes, but where are they??? i have no idea what these things are or where they are, if someone has a picture of their pylons and can show me where they are and tell me how exactly to take em out, id greatly appreciate that. thanks
The vent in the forward pylon is required to keep the hulls at even pressure. I would not suggest taking them out.
There is a good leak FAQ on the Hobie Cat Forums:
then could i be getting a lot of water in from the bolts connecting the hulls to the tramp?
Most likely not... The amounts of water that creeps through the bolt holes and the gap between casting and pylon is minimal.
More likely is hull to deck seam, worn hull bottoms and drain plug and their housings might be the cause for the leak. Do the reversed vacuum cleaner trick to search for the leak. Search some of the old posts here on the forum.
Regarding the lead.... only a few Hobies have lead filled pylons. Chances are that yours might not be one of them. The amount of lead is not all that exiting.
Patrick
Lead or lead. I figured it was "lead" like in lead or follow... extension cord... not the heavy metal or in this case actually the vent tube located in the front pylon.
The lead "metal" was only in some 1984ish Hobie 16s when they were changing the construction weight from 340 to 320 and before the class accepted the 320 minimum weight. They poured lead shot and resin in some rear pylons. Only for a very short period.
If you have an 84 red-glue-seam boat and it weighs 340... likely you have lead and may be able to chip it out of the pylon.