The top of my pontoon's on my Hobie 16 are very soft.

The top of my pontoon's on my Hobie 16 are very soft. It sure sounds like a lot to fix the problem. If any of you know how to fix please let me know i need all the ideas i can get..

There is a FAQ on that:

http://www.hobiecat.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1156

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Former - Director of Parts and Accessory Sales
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Hobie Cat USA
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This is a link to detailed instructions on how to repair soft spots on top of the hulls.

http://www.thebeachcats.com/news/87/cat ... tructions/

I thought pontoons were made with aluminum?!?

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Marc...
1978 Hobie 16 Keoke, sail# 36 84

Always the funny guy, aren't you?!

PS Meechman, the guys on here call them hulls. Pontoons go under the slow boats, apparently. (I know, I know, I have seen the video's of the 75MPH pontoon boats...also pretty cool.)

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Steve
2017 Hobie 16 "Cayman" sails 114795
1985 & 1973? Hobie 14 "Sea & Ski"

Can't help it, I'm smartasscastic

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Marc...
1978 Hobie 16 Keoke, sail# 36 84

I guess according to wikipedia, the term pontoon is acceptable in this context.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontoon_(boat)

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Marc...
1978 Hobie 16 Keoke, sail# 36 84

Sorry, but catamarans have hulls. Pontoons belong on rafts, bridges, and large obnoxious party boats. It is never acceptable to say your Hobie has pontoons.

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That doesn't mean that all multihulls are pontoon boats, just that a pontoon boat can have 2 pontoons (catamaran style) or 3 pontoons (trimaran style).

The rule of thumb I've always used is if they're cylindrical and metal, they're pontoons. Otherwise, they're hulls (except on a trimaran where the outer "hulls" are actually called "amas").

Having said that, if you refer to them as pontoons around here people will know what you mean even if it is incorrect. However, I wouldn't go up to the owner of a large multihull and say "nice pontoon boat!" if I wanted to stay on his good side!

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1990 Hobie 18SX #2077

I wonder what Mr. Altar would've called them, does a surfboard look anything like a pontoon?

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Hobie (both the company and the man) have always called them "hulls."

Wow, did that EVER get off topic!

So Mr Meechman, yours are soft, eh? As mentioned previously, soft spots really weaken them, so be sure to fix them per the directions before you go wave jumping with them!

The links highlighted by mmiller and eaberg should be very helpful.

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Steve
2017 Hobie 16 "Cayman" sails 114795
1985 & 1973? Hobie 14 "Sea & Ski"

The guy who said " I thought they were made of aluminum" got me thinking. I wonder if they would be lighter or heavier than the glass hulls? I helped a guy build a homebuilt airplane and working with the aluminum is not all that hard. Might be an interesting project for an experienced airplane fabricator.

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