Ok so just like a 100 other posts on this site I just bought an old hobie 16 and I'm trying to restore it. Problem #1 is the delamination (big surprise!). I have a pretty huge area delaminating. I know the epoxy fix. I've read 30+ posts on this site and others about how to do it. While reading those I came across this thread
https://www.hobie.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2051 . In it user Coral Reefer talks about filling his hulls with foam. This has created a bunch of questions in my head.
1. I'm going to cut an access hole between the pylons. Could I use that access to clean out some of the middle hobie hull foam and refill it with a high density closed cell expanding foam? Essentially using new foam to fill the void as well as reattach the fiberglass layers?
2. Instead of idea #1 could I fill the hull layers of fiberglass with epoxy (the traditional route) then fill my hulls with expanding foam. As the foam expands is should strengthen the hulls and essentially press the hull layers together minimizing epoxy use and creating a better bond than an epoxy filled void?
3. Has anyone else done what Coral Reefer has? What are the long term results?
4. Because I'm hesitant to fill the rather large void between the layers with the required gallons of epoxy can anyone recommend a good method to press the layers closer together since I will have the access port?