G.J.F. wrote:
The hulls aren't soft on this boat, but the deck on each hull can be depressed in front of the forward pylons.
Is this what is usually referred to as soft hulls?
Yes.
G.J.F. wrote:
Or something entirely different?
No.
G.J.F. wrote:
Can the decks be removed from the hulls?
Not without destroying the boat.
G.J.F. wrote:
Can they be strengthened in situ?
Perhaps. Search the forums on epoxy injection / soft decks.
G.J.F. wrote:
Or are they junk?
Perhaps. Depends on the extent of the soft spots.
Sorry to give you so many "perhaps," but without knowing the extent of the problem, it's hard to predict the outcome. Soft hulls / decks are like cancer. Caught early, it's very treatable and the patient has a good prognosis. Large areas of delamination (soft spots) are likely to result in broken hulls.